Abstract: An ion source is disclosed that utilizes a capacitive discharge to produce ignition ions, which are subsequently used to ignite an inductively coupled plasma within a plasma chamber. In some embodiments, a capacitive discharge element is located along a gas feed line at a position that is upstream of a plasma chamber. The capacitive discharge element ignites a capacitive discharge within the gas feed line. The capacitive discharge contains ignition ions that are provided to a downstream plasma chamber. An inductively coupled plasma ignition element, in communication with the plasma chamber, ignites and sustains a high density inductively coupled plasma within the plasma chamber based upon ignition ions from the capacitive discharge. Due to the ignition ions, the inductively coupled plasma element can easily ignite the high density inductively coupled plasma, even at a low pressure.

Abstract: A tamper and theft detection alarm system is provided for a motorcycle, bicycle or other two-wheeled vehicle. The alarm system is configured to detect vehicle movement or theft by monitoring the tilt angle of the vehicle, and once a change in the tilt angle is detected, notifying the rider or owner by wireless cellular telephone. In certain embodiments the motorcycle or bicycle alarm system is additionally provided with a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver configured to receive signals from the United States govemment's Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites or other similar global position locating systems and then interpreting the satellite signals to calculate the vehicle location in global coordinates and then providing these coordinates via synthesized speech to the owner via wireless cellular telephony.

Abstract: A tamper and theft detection alarm system is provided for a motorcycle, bicycle or other two-wheeled vehicle. The alarm system is configured to detect vehicle movement or theft by monitoring the tilt angle of the vehicle, and once a change in the tilt angle is detected, notifying the rider or owner by wireless cellular telephone. In certain embodiments the motorcycle or bicycle alarm system is additionally provided with a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver configured to receive signals from the United States govemment's Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites or other similar global position locating systems and then interpreting the satellite signals to calculate the vehicle location in global coordinates and then providing these coordinates via synthesized speech to the owner via wireless cellular telephony.