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Beam direct converter

  • US 4,584,473 A
  • Filed: 08/17/1983
  • Issued: 04/22/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A beam direct converter for recovering the energy of ions, comprising:

  • collecting means for collecting ions and converting the energy of the collected ions into electrical energy;

    electron suppressing means, provided upstream of the collecting means in the beam of ions entering the beam direct converter, for suppressing the passing of electrons produced outside the beam direct converter; and

    magnetic-field generating means for generating a magnetic field to suppress the leaking of secondary electrons produced by the suppressing means, from the vicinity of the suppressing means.

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