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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael R McMillan, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2504 / ; 2504 / ; 31511181 ; 3133591 ;
Abstract
A compact radiation source is obtainable by cascade ionization of a high pressure gas jet as it emerges into a vacuum. The high frequency electric field causing the ionization can be supplied by either microwave or infra-red means. The radiation produced includes ions, atoms, plasma or light, in particular, vacuum ultraviolet radiation.