Cylindrical neutron generator
First Claim
1. A cylindrical neutron generator, comprising:
- a cylindrical RF-driven ion source, a cylindrical unintermittent plasma formed in the ion source by a R-F driven antenna;
a cylindrically-shaped radial ion extractor system, said extractor system disposed coaxially about the ion source to radially extract ions from the ion source; and
,a cylindrical neutron generating solid target having an uninterrupted solid surface that is disposed coaxially as an electrically continuous cylinder inside and spaced from the ion source to receive ions extracted from the ion source by said cylindrical extractor system, whereby said target becomes loaded with impinging ions from the ion source to produce ion induced neutron generating reactions.
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Abstract
A cylindrical neutron generator is formed with a coaxial RF-driven plasma ion source and target. A deuterium (or deuterium and tritium) plasma is produced by RF excitation in a cylindrical plasma ion generator using an RF antenna. A cylindrical neutron generating target is coaxial with the ion generator, separated by plasma and extraction electrodes which contain many slots. The plasma generator emanates ions radially over 360° and the cylindrical target is thus irradiated by ions over its entire circumference. The plasma generator and target may be as long as desired. The plasma generator may be in the center and the neutron target on the outside, or the plasma generator may be on the outside and the target on the inside. In a nested configuration, several concentric targets and plasma generating regions are nested to increase the neutron flux.
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27 Claims
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1. A cylindrical neutron generator, comprising:
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a cylindrical RF-driven ion source, a cylindrical unintermittent plasma formed in the ion source by a R-F driven antenna; a cylindrically-shaped radial ion extractor system, said extractor system disposed coaxially about the ion source to radially extract ions from the ion source; and
,a cylindrical neutron generating solid target having an uninterrupted solid surface that is disposed coaxially as an electrically continuous cylinder inside and spaced from the ion source to receive ions extracted from the ion source by said cylindrical extractor system, whereby said target becomes loaded with impinging ions from the ion source to produce ion induced neutron generating reactions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 26)
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14. A cylindrical neutron generator comprising:
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a cylindrical RF-driven ion source, a cylindrical unintermittent plasma formed in the ion source by a R-F driven antenna; a cylindrical neutron generating solid target having an uninterrupted solid surface that is disposed coaxially as an electrically continuous cylinder inside and spaced from the ion source; and a means for radially extracting ions from the ion source and impinging the extracted ions upon the target. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27)
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