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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Nissin Ion Equipment Co., Ltd., Minami-Ku, Kyoto, JP;
Sami K. Hahto, Nashua, NH (US);
Nariaki Hamamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Nissin Ion Equipment Co., Ltd., Minami-Ku, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An ion source is provided that includes an ionization chamber and two magnetic field sources. The ionization chamber has a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and includes two opposing chamber walls, each chamber wall being parallel to the longitudinal axis. The two magnetic field sources each comprises (i) a core and (ii) a coil wound substantially around the core. Each magnetic field source is aligned with and adjacent to an external surface of respective one of the opposing chamber walls and oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The cores of the magnetic field sources are physically separated and electrically isolated from each other.