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Device and method for producing and/or confining a plasma

US8324814B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 4, 2007
Grant dateDec 4, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/32678
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a device for producing and/or confining a plasma (10), comprising a recipient (13) within the volume of which the plasma is produced or confined, wherein said recipient comprises a wall (1) defining a lining (15) at the inside of the recipient and encompassing the volume, characterized in that it comprises at least one annular magnet (30), centered around a normal (14) with respect to the lining, having radial magnetization direction, such that the magnetization direction is significantly perpendicular to said normal to the lining. The invention also concerns a method for producing and/or confining a plasma.

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