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Electrostatic particle accelerator having linear axial and radial fields

US5325284A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 1992
Grant dateJun 28, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05H5/04
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A particle accelerator comprises a Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier that provides linear axial and radial fields. The Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier includes capacitors that are arranged radially relative to one another, such that a linear voltage increase occurs between the capacitors. The particle accelerator is made by placing conductive foils on an insulating sheet, connecting the foils as a Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier, and rolling the insulating sheet with the foils into a cylinder to form the radially arranged capacitors.

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