Patent ID: 9520271
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: C23C,H01J,H01P,H01Q

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for separating ions having different mass or charge, comprising: a waveguide conduit having a plurality of openings therein, said waveguide conduit being coupled to a microwave source for transmitting microwaves from the microwave source through the plurality of openings; one or more pipes having an outlet end positioned at each of the plurality of openings for transporting material from a material source to the plurality of openings; a plasma chamber in communication with the waveguide tube through the plurality of openings, said plasma chamber receiving through said plurality of openings microwaves from the waveguide tube and material from the one or more pipes, said plasma chamber including a plurality of magnets disposed in an outer wall of the plasma chamber for forming a magnetic field in the plasma chamber, said plasma chamber further comprising a charged cover at a side of the chamber opposite the side containing the plurality of openings, said cover including extraction holes through which ion beams from the plasma chamber are extracted; and a plurality of deflectors, each coupled to one of the extraction holes for receiving the ion beams extracted from the plasma chamber, each deflector bending an ion beam enabling ions to follow different trajectories based on their respective mass or charge.