Patent ID: 11937361
Assignee: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 11:
12. A method of generating plasma in a cathode emitter assembly including: a cathode tube having a gas feed portion configured to receive a gas and a plasma outflow portion configured to discharge plasma, at least one cathode insert in the plasma outflow portion of the cathode tube, and at least one plasma emission channel extending about the at least one cathode insert within the cathode tube, the method comprising:
feeding gas into the gas feed portion of the cathode tube;
emitting an electric current from the cathode tube;
generating plasma within the at least one plasma emission channel; and
discharging the plasma from the at least one plasma emission channel.