Inventors:
Frank M. Bacon - Albuquerque NM
John P. Brainard - Albuquerque NM
James B. O'Hagan - Albuquerque NM
Robert J. Walko - Albuquerque NM
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States
Department of Energy - Washington DC
International Classification:
H01J 2702
Abstract:
A single-ring magnetic cusp low gas pressure ion source designed for use in a sealed, nonpumped neutron generator utilizes a cathode and an anode, three electrically floating electrodes (a reflector behind the cathode, a heat shield around the anode, and an aperture plate), together with a single ring-cusp magnetic field, to establish and energy-filtering mechanism for producing atomic-hydrogen ions.