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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Vernon E. Staton, Lexington, VA (US);
Jeremy C. Cheron, Alexandria, VA (US);
Soorena Sadri, Alexandria, VA (US);
Inventors:
Vernon E. Staton, Lexington, VA (US);
Jeremy C. Cheron, Alexandria, VA (US);
Soorena Sadri, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/36 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device is provided for adiabatically compressing a plasma stream and maintaining the plasma stream in the compressed state. The device has a plasma compression region; a first plurality of electromagnets positioned around the plasma compression region for compressing the plasma stream; a reaction region positioned down stream from the plasma compression region; and a second plurality of electromagnets positioned around the reaction region for maintaining the plasma stream in its compressed state.