Shine Technologies, LLC

Sarko Cherekdjian

Joseph Sherman

Rich Sisson

Daniel Martin

An ion source includes a chamber having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first wall extending from the first end to the second end, and a second wall opposite the first wall. The ion source also includes a source filament at the first end of the chamber and configured to emit electrons and a first amount of heat, a beam aperture at the second wall of the chamber, and one or more heaters positioned within the chamber and between the second end and the beam aperture and operable to provide a second amount of heat. The one or more heaters are positioned and operable such that the second amount of heat balances the first amount of heat to reduce or eliminate a temperature gradient in the chamber.

Isothermal ion source with auxiliary heaters

A system includes an ion source configured to generate ions having a first polarity, one or more extraction electrodes configured to extract the ions from the ion source as an ion beam having an extraction energy, a mass resolving slit or aperture configured to select a desired isotope from the ion beam such that a desired isotopic ion beam passes through the mass resolving slit or aperture, a target positioned relative to the mass resolving slit or aperture so that the desired isotopic ion beam is incident on the target, and a voltage source coupled to the target and configured to hold the target at a first voltage having the first polarity. The first voltage causes a reduction of the extraction energy as the desired isotopic ion beam approaches the target to minimize sputtering and maximize collection of the ions on the target to reconstitute an ionized material.

Ion production system with efficient ion collection

A method that includes accelerating a plurality of ytterbium ions toward a lattice of carbon fibers; wherein at least a portion of the plurality of ytterbium ions is a plurality of ytterbium-176 ions. The method further includes isolating the plurality of ytterbium-176 ions from the plurality of ytterbium ions; and capturing the plurality of ytterbium-176 ions in the lattice of carbon fibers.

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