Patent ID: 6809310
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: H05H

Abstract:
An accelerated ion beam generator, comprising:a power source that heats a primary plasma; an accelerator/homogenizer structure having a total dielectric coated accelerator/homogenizer surface area ARF that comprises a plurality of RF-conductive dielectric coated accelerator/homogenizer surfaces quasi-uniformly dispersed throughout said primary plasma, said accelerator/homogenizer structure has a uniform voltage potential VB; a quiescent plasma produced when said primary plasma diffuses through said accelerator/homogenizer structure, said quiescent plasma has a generally homogenous preselected plasma potential VPA approximately equal to VB; and an RF-grounded structure having a total ground surface area AG, wherein ARF>AG, said RF-grounded structure attracts ions from said quiescent plasma.