Device for electrostatically suspending a body or sample
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1. A device for electrostatically suspending a sample of material comprisinga sample carrying an electrostatic charge;
- at least two conductive spherical electrodes respectively fed by high voltages of opposite polarity;
a conductive screen surrounding said sample and electrodes and brought to ground potential whereby the sample is submitted to a first force proportional to the square of the sample charge, a second force proportional to the product of the electrode voltages, a third force proportional to the product of the sample charge by the electrode voltage; and
means for varying a voltage feed to the electrodes.
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A device for electrostatically suspending an electrically charged body coises at least two spherical electrodes serving simultaneously for capacitive position detection and electrostatic positioning control for the body.
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1. A device for electrostatically suspending a sample of material comprising
a sample carrying an electrostatic charge; -
at least two conductive spherical electrodes respectively fed by high voltages of opposite polarity; a conductive screen surrounding said sample and electrodes and brought to ground potential whereby the sample is submitted to a first force proportional to the square of the sample charge, a second force proportional to the product of the electrode voltages, a third force proportional to the product of the sample charge by the electrode voltage; and means for varying a voltage feed to the electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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