Abstract: An electrostatic accelerated-recirculating-ion fusion neutron/proton source is disclosed. The device acts as a compact accelerator-plasma-target fusion neutron/proton source which can emulate a line-type source. The unit comprises an axially elongated hollow vacuum chamber having an inner and outer wall. Reflectors are located at opposite ends of the vacuum chamber so that their centers lie on the axis of the vacuum chamber. A cathode that is 100% transparent to oscillating particles is located within the vacuum chamber between the reflectors, defining a central volume and having the same axis as the vacuum chamber. Anodes that are 100% transparent to oscillating particles are located near opposite ends of the vacuum chamber between the reflectors dishes and the cathode, having axes coincident with the axis of the vacuum chamber. A means is also provided for introducing controlled amounts of reactive gas into the vacuum chamber, and its central volume.

Abstract: A low cost small-scale tunable X-ray source, comprising a spherical-electron injected inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) device. Within a spherical containment vessel (402) recirculatory focusing electrons are accelerated by a spherical grid (401) within the vessel, and cause electron—electron collisions in a dense, central plasma core region (404) of the sphere. The IEC synchrotron source (IEC-SS) in a mechanism for generating tunable X-ray radiation is essentially equivalent to that for conventional synchrotron sources. The IEC-SS operates at a much lower electron energy (<100 kev compared with >200 Mev in a synchrotron), but still gives the same X-ray energy due to the small-scale bending radius associated with the electron—electron interactions. The X-rays can be filtered for particular purposes using diffraction gratings, prisms or the like.

Abstract: An electrostatic ion jet source design, based on inertial electrostatic confinement technology. According to the invention, the inertial electrostatic confinement jet source employs a configuration that is compatible with the generation and acceleration of ions within a vacuum chamber. The device uses a unique spherical configuration, enlarged hole grid, channel guide grid and electron production/confinement method. The prior art designs have to produce a small diameter jet. Virtual cathode formation in a high-density region, combined with a locally distorted cathode grid potential field, extracts accelerated ions in an intense quasi-neutral ion jet. The device ejects matter with a jet form for use as an industrial plasma spray, industrial material processing, waste treatment, welding or cutting materials, or for plasma vapor deposition.