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Ion pump

US4631002A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 1983
Grant dateDec 23, 1986
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J41/20
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sputter ion pump with a cathode having blades arranged radially adjacent the cylindrical hollow cells of the anode. This arrangement increases the probability of grazing collisions useful for the formation of fast inert gas molecules, particularly argon. This improves the pumping speed and the speed stability in time.

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