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referring now to the drawings wherein reference numerals are used to designate parts throughout the various figures thereof , there is shown in fig1 a section view of the planar magnetron rolled into a cylindrical configuration 10 suitable for operation as an ion source . the same figure can also be interpreted as a sectional view of a rectangular geometry to be discussed later . a magnetic field strength of about 200 gauss appears parallel to the cathode 12 midway between the pole pieces 14 . in this region an intense , donut - shaped negative glow 16 should form with a radial thickness of about 1 cm . the axial length is controlled by the magnetic gap width . a cathode 12 , cylinder diameter of about 3 cm , may be sufficient to form the discharge . the radial dimensions are governed by an electron cycloid diameter of about 1 cm for a 400 ev primary electron in a field of 200 gauss . the cathode cylinder 12 is terminated outside of the re - entrant magnetic field by anode end caps 18 . an axial anode 20 extends down the center of the ion source . in general , the dimensions of the source scale to the magnetic gap size used . for example , the inside diameter could be about 3 gap widths and the inside length could be about 4 gap widths . the diameter of the anode , if in the form of a rod down the center , should be very small compared to the inside diameter of the source . in an alternate embodiment , the axial anode 20 can be eliminated and the anode formed as plates 21 or 23 ( shown in dotted lines ) or both . the shape of the anode is not critical , but it must be outside the region of intense magnetic field . ions are extracted from an aperture 22 cut in the cathode 12 . the ions , originating in a cathode sheath of thickness x , exit the cathode with an energy of 400 ev . then they are accelerated to a final energy of ev o by an electrode spaced a distance d from the cathode . according to present concepts , the extraction fields should form an analytic continuation of the space charge limited fields in a flat cathode sheath . if not , the beam will be severely defocussed and dissipated . the entire region of extraction is governed by child &# 39 ; s law . if v g = 400 volts is the discharge voltage , then to transport a constant current we require that : ## equ2 ## thus , the spacing of the extraction electrodes is given in terms of the sheath thickness which is a function of the ion current density j , and the operating voltages . the cathode 12 is formed as a double - walled cylinder so that cooling water can be circulated from an inlet 24 , through a hollow jacket 26 , and through an outlet 28 . permanent magnets 30 are mounted outside the pole pieces 14 . the tips of the pole pieces 14 are tapered toward the region of the plasma to direct the lines of magnetic field . an outer jacket 32 of magnetic material forms a magnetic shield and serves as a yoke for the magnetic field . the arrangement for the extraction of the beam is shown in fig2 . the discharge chamber is grounded . an extractor electrode 40 is formed of graphite and operated at - 6 kv . electrodes 40 , 42 and 44 form an einzel lens . third electrode 44 is connected to extractor electrode 40 , and a voltage of - 1 kv is applied to the einzel electrode 42 . a faraday cup 46 operated at - 6 kv is used to measure currents . a suppressor electrode 48 is placed in front of the faraday cup to suppress electrons from the faraday cup and operated at a few volts below the faraday cup 46 . ceramic rings 50 and bolts 52 are used to space and hold the electrodes . pumpout holes 54 are needed at intervals to remove gases . an electrical schematic of the extraction arrangement is shown in fig3 . adjustment of both the voltage on the einzel 42 and the arc current in the magnetron ion source is necessary to obtain optimum focussing . then the extractor current is less than the beam current and there is practically no current on the third electrode . under these conditions beam current is proportionate to extraction voltage to the 3 / 2 power and arc current is proportionate to beam current . the entire arrangement is enclosed in a vacuum chamber ( not shown ). to accommodate the extraction electrode system , the gap between the pole pieces was made about 0 . 7 inch . the beam aperture was made 0 . 2 inches diameter which corresponds to an area of about 1 / 5 cm 2 . thus , a beam current of 1 ma at 6 kv represents a density at the aperture of 5 ma / cm 2 . if current is proportioned to voltage to the 3 / 2 power , than an extraction voltage of 15 kv will give an ion current density of 20 ma / cm 2 at an arc current of 2 . 4 a . for some applications such as ion implantation in semiconductors , a slit - shaped aperture is needed , about 3 mm wide × 3 cm long . to maintain high ion current density per ampere of arc current it is necessary to align the slit parallel to the edges of the pole pieces normal to the magnetic flux to retain a narrow magnetic gap . with a cylindrical source as previously described , the slit would have the curvature of the wall which tends to cause rapid beam divergence in the wide direction . as it may be difficult to focus divergence in the wide direction , it is convenient to use a cell of rectangular cross - section so that the slit may lie in a flat wall , as shown in fig5 . the currents to the beam forming electrodes in tests of the cylindrical embodiment are shown in fig4 as a function of arc current . the arc is matched at 0 . 8 amps with most of the extracted current going into the beam . various cathode liners 60 may be used to extract different ion beams . a discharge limiting liner 62 of graphite can be used to further confine the discharge . for example , a boron - carbide liner can be used to extract a boron ion beam , or an aluminum liner may be used to extract an aluminum ion beam . if ions of the feed gas are only of interest , the chamber may be lined with graphite which has a low sputtering yield . this invention is uniquely suitable for generating an ion beam from solid materials . however , its desirable properties are also achieved using suitable gases as beam material sources . when a gaseous source is used the magnetron ion source is preferably lined with graphite or titanium which has a low sputtering yield . this invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments and alternatives heretofore described , to which variations and improvements may be made including mechanically and electrically equivalent modifications , changes and adaptations to component parts , without departing from the scope of production of the present patent and true spirit of the invention , the characteristics of which are summarized in the appended claims .

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