Plasma accelerator
US6486593B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05H1/54
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There has been invented an apparatus for acceleration of a plasma having coaxially positioned, constant diameter, cylindrical electrodes which are modified to converge (for a positive polarity inner electrode and a negatively charged outer electrode) at the plasma output end of the annulus between the electrodes to achieve improved particle flux per unit of power.
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