Particle beam processing system
AssigneeHBar Technologies, LLC
InventorGerald P. Jackson
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Abstract
A method for slowing and controlling a beam of charged particles includes the steps of superimposing at least one magnetic field on a mass and passing the beam through the mass and at least one magnetic field such that the beam and the mass slows but does not stop the particles. An apparatus for slowing and controlling a beam of charged particles includes a bending magnetic field superimposed on a focusing magnetic field within a mass.
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A method for slowing and controlling a beam of charged particles, the method including the steps of:
- superimposing at least one magnetic field on a mass;
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- passing a beam of the charged particles through the mass and at least one magnetic field such that the fields control the beam and the mass slows but does not stop the particles.
An apparatus for slowing and controlling a beam of charged particles, the apparatus including:
- means for superimposing a magnetic field within a mass, and a second means for superimposing a second magnetic field within the mass, said means cooperating to control the beam of particles within the mass;
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- means for passing a beam of charged particles through the mass to slow the charged particles.
An apparatus for slowing and controlling a beam of charged particles, the apparatus including:
- a bending magnetic field superimposed on a focusing magnetic field within a mass.
A method for controlling a beam of particles, the method including the steps of:
- slowing the particles with a mass by a rate of more than 0.1 million electron-volts per centimeter;
- focusing the beam of particles with a focusing magnetic field of at least one Tesla per meter squared over at least a three inch diameter with a focusing field generated by electrical power of less than 100 Watts per meter of beam travel through the mass;
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- bending the particle beam with a bending magnetic field of at least one Tesla over at least a three inch diameter with a bending field generated by electrical power of less than 50 Watts per meter of beam travel through the mass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.