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Ion source device

US11004649B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2018
Grant dateMay 11, 2021
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/31749
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides an electron-impact ion source device having high brightness as compared to known Nier-type ion sources, while providing similar advantages in terms of flexibility of the generated ion species, for example. The ionization chamber of the device operates at high pressures and provides for a large number of interactions between the electron beam and the gas molecules.

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