Electron flow accelerating method and apparatus which can generate a high-power beam
First Claim
1. A method of accelerating electron flow within a plasma beam along an orbit of said plasma beam, in which an anode portion is arranged within a chamber provided with a plasma source to generate said plasma beam from said plasma source towards said anode portion, comprising the steps of:
- generating a cusp-shaped magnetic field on the orbit of said plasma beam by annular-shaped magnetic field generating means arranged so as to surround the orbit of said plasma beam;
generating a plasmatic state within said cusp-shaped magnetic field, wherein an electron density of said plasma beam is higher than an ion density, to thereby increase a discharge voltage in the plasmatic state; and
passing the electron flow in said plasma beam through a point cusp of said cusp-shaped magnetic field to thereby accelerate said electron flow.
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Abstract
In a plasm beam generating apparatus comprising a plasma source and an anode portion for receiving a plasma beam, a magnetic field generating device is arranged between the plasma source and the anode portion along an orbit of the plasma beam to generate magnetic field having magnetic gradient such that space charges are generated. The magnetic field generating device accelerates electron flow in the plasma beam to supply accelerated electron flow to the anode portion.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of accelerating electron flow within a plasma beam along an orbit of said plasma beam, in which an anode portion is arranged within a chamber provided with a plasma source to generate said plasma beam from said plasma source towards said anode portion, comprising the steps of:
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generating a cusp-shaped magnetic field on the orbit of said plasma beam by annular-shaped magnetic field generating means arranged so as to surround the orbit of said plasma beam; generating a plasmatic state within said cusp-shaped magnetic field, wherein an electron density of said plasma beam is higher than an ion density, to thereby increase a discharge voltage in the plasmatic state; and passing the electron flow in said plasma beam through a point cusp of said cusp-shaped magnetic field to thereby accelerate said electron flow. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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2. An apparatus for accelerating electron flow within a plasma beam, comprising:
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a chamber for defining a discharge space; a plasma source mounted on said chamber to generate a plasma beam; an anode portion arranged within said chamber so as to receive said plasma beam; and annular-shaped magnetic field generating means arranged within said chamber for surrounding an orbit of said plasma beam and for generating a cusp-shaped magnetic field along the orbit of said plasma beam, said anode portion being arranged on an extension of a point cusp of said cusp-shaped magnetic field, electron flow in said plasma beam being passed through the point cusp of said cusp-shaped magnetic field to thereby accelerate said electron flow to supply the accelerated electron flow to said anode portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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