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 piezoelectric transducer, wherein said input piezoelectric transducer is disposed concentric to a first end of said hollow cylindrical piezoelectric accelerator element and is configured to provide an input signal to said hollow cylindrical piezoelectric accelerator element first end, wherein said input signal at said hollow cylindrical piezoelectric accelerator element first end induces a mechanical excitation along said hollow cylindrical 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 that is input to said first end of said hollow cylindrical piezoelectric accelerator element 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 piezoelectric transducer, wherein said input piezoelectric transducer is disposed concentric to a first end of said hollow cylindrical piezoelectric accelerator element and is configured to provide an input signal to said hollow cylindrical piezoelectric accelerator element first end, wherein said input signal at said hollow cylindrical piezoelectric accelerator element first end induces a mechanical excitation along said hollow cylindrical 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 that is input to said first end of said hollow cylindrical piezoelectric accelerator element 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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