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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Carl L. Enloe, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A charged particle analyzer electrode assembly of miniaturized physical size and photolithographic process element fabrication capability. The provided electrode assembly is made of conductive materials including semiconductor materials and metal materials. Individual electrodes in the assembly are made of for example plural layers of semiconductor or metal held in place by discrete insulator layers. Bandpass particle energy selection characteristics are achieved in the analyzer through a combination of analyzer particle path geometry configuration and the particle acceleration electrical potential selection. Selected particles are allowed to pass through the analyzer under these influences and non selected particles are excluded. Assembly of individual analyzer electrode assemblies into a multiple element analyzer array usable for example on an aircraft or spacecraft is included. Both millimeter sized and micrometer sized arrangements of the invention are contemplated.