Patent ID: 7748344

Claim:
An ion shower system, comprising: a plasma source operable to generate source gas ions within a chamber, wherein the plasma source further comprises: a plurality of conductor segments; a plurality of capacitors, wherein the conductor segments are serially connected through the plurality of capacitors, wherein the series arrangement of conductor segments and capacitors reside within the chamber; an antenna drive circuit coupled to the plurality of conductor segments, and operable to provide power to the conductor segments and capacitors at a predetermined frequency; and a source gas inlet, wherein the source gas inlet is operable to provide a source gas to the chamber, and wherein the conductor segments, capacitors and antenna drive circuit cooperatively provide energy to charged particles in the chamber, thereby energizing the charged particles and generating a plasma comprising source gas ions and electrons within the chamber due to ionizing collisions between the energized charged particles and the source gas; an extraction assembly associated with the chamber, and operable to extract source gas ions therefrom.