Piezoelectric Particle Accelerator
First Claim
1. ) A particle accelerator comprising:
- a) a piezoelectric accelerator element, wherein said piezoelectric accelerator element comprises a hollow cylindrical shape; and
b) an input transducer, wherein said input transducer is disposed to provide an input signal to said piezoelectric accelerator element, wherein said input signal induces a mechanical excitation of said piezoelectric accelerator element, wherein said mechanical excitation is capable of generating a piezoelectric electric field proximal to an axis of said cylindrical shape, wherein said piezoelectric accelerator is configured to accelerate a charged particle longitudinally along said axis of said cylindrical shape according to said piezoelectric electric field.
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Abstract
A particle accelerator is provided that includes a piezoelectric accelerator element, where the piezoelectric accelerator element includes a hollow cylindrical shape, and an input transducer, where the input transducer is disposed to provide an input signal to the piezoelectric accelerator element, where the input signal induces a mechanical excitation of the piezoelectric accelerator element, where the mechanical excitation is capable of generating a piezoelectric electric field proximal to an axis of the cylindrical shape, where the piezoelectric accelerator is configured to accelerate a charged particle longitudinally along the axis of the cylindrical shape according to the piezoelectric electric field.
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1. ) A particle accelerator comprising:
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a) a piezoelectric accelerator element, wherein said piezoelectric accelerator element comprises a hollow cylindrical shape; and b) an input transducer, wherein said input transducer is disposed to provide an input signal to said piezoelectric accelerator element, wherein said input signal induces a mechanical excitation of said piezoelectric accelerator element, wherein said mechanical excitation is capable of generating a piezoelectric electric field proximal to an axis of said cylindrical shape, wherein said piezoelectric accelerator is configured to accelerate a charged particle longitudinally along said axis of said cylindrical shape according to said piezoelectric electric field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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