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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Jonas Norling, Uppsala, SE;
Tomas Eriksson, Uppsala, SE;
Inventors:
Jonas Norling, Uppsala, SE;
Tomas Eriksson, Uppsala, SE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 13/00 (2006.01); H05H 7/00 (2006.01); H05H 13/02 (2006.01); H05H 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cyclotron that includes a magnet assembly to produce a magnetic field to direct charged particles along a desired path. The cyclotron also includes a magnet yoke that has a yoke body that surrounds an acceleration chamber. The magnet assembly is located in the yoke body. The yoke body forms a pump acceptance (PA) cavity that is fluidicly coupled to the acceleration chamber. The cyclotron also includes a vacuum pump that is configured to introduce a vacuum into the acceleration chamber. The vacuum pump is positioned in the PA cavity.