CHARGED PARTICLE ACCELERATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A charged particle acceleration device, comprising:
- a first triboelectric element;
a second triboelectric element arranged proximate said first triboelectric element to be brought into contact with and separated from said first triboelectric element;
an actuator assembly operatively connected to at least one of said first and second triboelectric elements to bring said first and second triboelectric elements into contact with each other and to separate said first and second triboelectric elements from each other; and
a charged-particle source configured to provide charged particles in a gap between said first and second triboelectric elements,wherein said first and second triboelectric elements comprise triboelectric materials that become charged with respect to each other by a triboelectric interaction such that an electric field is established between said first and second triboelectric elements when they are separated from each other by said actuator assembly, and wherein said charged-particle source is configured to provide said charged particles in said gap between said first and second triboelectric elements to be accelerated towards one of said first and second triboelectric elements by said electric field.
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Abstract
A charged particle acceleration device according to some embodiments of the current invention includes a first triboelectric element, a second tribo-electric element arranged proximate the first tribo-electric element to be brought into contact with and separated from the first triboelectric element, an actuator assembly operatively connected to at least one of the first and second triboelectric elements to bring the first and second triboelectric elements into contact with each other and to separate the first and second triboelectric elements from each other, and a charged-particle source configured to provide charged particles in a gap between the first and second triboelectric elements.
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21 Claims
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1. A charged particle acceleration device, comprising:
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a first triboelectric element; a second triboelectric element arranged proximate said first triboelectric element to be brought into contact with and separated from said first triboelectric element; an actuator assembly operatively connected to at least one of said first and second triboelectric elements to bring said first and second triboelectric elements into contact with each other and to separate said first and second triboelectric elements from each other; and a charged-particle source configured to provide charged particles in a gap between said first and second triboelectric elements, wherein said first and second triboelectric elements comprise triboelectric materials that become charged with respect to each other by a triboelectric interaction such that an electric field is established between said first and second triboelectric elements when they are separated from each other by said actuator assembly, and wherein said charged-particle source is configured to provide said charged particles in said gap between said first and second triboelectric elements to be accelerated towards one of said first and second triboelectric elements by said electric field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of producing nuclear isotopes, comprising:
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providing a triboelectric charged particle acceleration device that is configured to generate fusion reactions; providing a target material comprising nuclear elements to be transformed into heavier isotopes by exposure to neutrons; and operating said triboelectric charged particle acceleration device to generate fusion reactions so as to provide a source of neutrons resulting from said fusion reaction, wherein said operating said triboelectric charged particle acceleration device is performed such that said target material is exposed to neutrons from said source of neutrons resulting from said fusion reaction.
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