Abstract: Apparatus and method for separating materials, particularly isotopes of heavy metals. An electrohydrodynamic source of positive ions directed in a beam to a transverse magnetic field which deflects the ions along paths which carry the different mass ions to different collectors. An ion source incorporating a container for molten material, a pressure system for delivering the liquid material to a capillary tube, and a high voltage power supply providing an intense electrostatic field at the tube end for producing ions by field emission.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 1976
Date of Patent:
November 7, 1978
Assignee:
Phrasor Technology Incorporated
Inventors:
Leslie J. Cook, Alvin T. Forrester, John F. Mahoney, Julius Perel, Kenneth E. Vickers