Gaseous-phase ionizing radiation generator
US10841989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J65/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gaseous-phase ionizing radiation generator for the voltage controlled production, flux, and use of one or more forms of ionizing electromagnetic and/or particulate radiation including: embodiments to collect and convert the particulate radiation that is generated by the radiation generator into electricity; embodiments that generate electricity from the ionized gas within the radiation generator by means of an auxiliary electrode structure composed of interdigitated individual electrodes of alternating work function; and a method or procedure for the fabrication and the activation of at least one working electrode composed in part of a metal hydride host material that is not formally considered to be radioactive.
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