Patents Assigned to Reed College
  • Particle generator
    Patent number: 6911649
    Abstract: Energy tunable solid state sources of neutral particles are described. In a disclosed embodiment, a halogen particle source includes a solid halide sample, a photon source positioned to deliver photons to a surface of the halide, and a collimating means positioned to accept a spatially defined plume of hyperthermal halogen particles emitted from the sample surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignees: Battelle Memorial Institute, Reed College, University College London
    Inventors: Wayne P. Hess, Alan G. Joly, Daniel P. Gerrity, Kenneth M. Beck, Peter V. Sushko, Alexander L. Shlyuger
  • Particle generator
    Publication number: 20030234354
    Abstract: Energy tunable solid state sources of neutral particles are described. In a disclosed embodiment, a halogen particle source includes a solid halide sample, a photon source positioned to deliver photons to a surface of the halide, and a collimating means positioned to accept a spatially defined plume of hyperthermal halogen particles emitted from the sample surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicants: Battelle Memorial Institute, Reed College, University College London
    Inventors: Wayne P. Hess, Alan G. Joly, Daniel P. Gerrity, Kenneth M. Beck, Peter V. Sushko, Alexander L. Shlyuger