Patent ID: 6523338
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B64G,F03H,H05H

Abstract:
A plasma accelerator arrangement, for generating a plasma beam, comprising:a) an ionization chamber disposed around a longitudinal axis; b) an electrode arrangement disposed in said ionization chamber and comprising a plurality of electrodes having different electric potentials for generating an electric potential gradient and an electrostatic field for the acceleration of positively charged ions wherein the electrostatic field extends along said longitudinal axis which defines an acceleration path; c) an electron beam emitter coupled to said ionization chamber spaced apart from said plurality of electrodes in said electrode arrangement said electron beam emitter for emitting an electron beam along said longitudinal axis into said ionization chamber; and d) a magnetic beam guiding system which creates a magnetic field for guiding the electron beam along said longitudinal axis wherein said magnetic beam guiding system has at least one direction reversal of said magnetic field along said longitudinal axis and said acceleration path.