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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Jabez J. Mcclelland, Bethesda, MD (US);
James L. Hanssen, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Marcus Jacka, York, GB;
Shannon B. Hill, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jabez J. McClelland, Bethesda, MD (US);
James L. Hanssen, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Marcus Jacka, York, GB;
Shannon B. Hill, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for producing a source of ions, and particularly, a focused ion beam. The system and method use a magneto-optical trap (MOT) to produce a population of neutral atoms. A laser is then utilized to ionize atoms and produce a population of ions. An extraction element is then used to transfer the ions so that they can be used in a wide array of applications.