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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas G Roberts, Huntsville, AL (US);
Romas A Shatas, Huntsville, AL (US);
Harry C Meyer, III, Huntsville, AL (US);
John D Stettler, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250493 ; 250501 ;
Abstract
An energetic electron beam fusion neutron generator in which a plasma is duced by a plasma generator to produce neutrons and to increase the number of neutrons produced, an electron source is guided to the produced plasma to further heat the plasma and produce an even greater number of neutrons. The inner electrode of the plasma generator utilizes the inneraction of the beams self magnetic field with the inner surface of the inner electrode to guide the electron source to the plasma.