Laser sustained discharge nozzle apparatus for the production of an intense beam of high kinetic energy atomic species

Laser sustained discharge apparatus for the production of intense beams of high kinetic energy atomic species. A portion of the plasma resulting from a laser sustained continuous optical discharge which generates energetic atomic species from a gaseous source thereof is expanded through a nozzle int...

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Hauptverfasser:	CROSS, JON B, CREMERS, DAVID A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY FUSION REACTORS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS PHYSICS PLASMA TECHNIQUE PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OFNEUTRONS PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMICBEAMS
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Zusammenfassung:	Laser sustained discharge apparatus for the production of intense beams of high kinetic energy atomic species. A portion of the plasma resulting from a laser sustained continuous optical discharge which generates energetic atomic species from a gaseous source thereof is expanded through a nozzle into a region of low pressure. The expanded plasma contains a significant concentration of the high kinetic energy atomic species which may be used to investigate the interaction of surfaces therewith. In particular, O-atoms having velocities in excess of 3.5 km/s can be generated for the purpose of studying their interaction with materials in order to develop protective materials for spacecraft which are exposed to such energetic O-atoms during operation in low earth orbit.