摘要 |
An apparatus and method are provided for operating on material disposed in a container. In one form, an intense radiation beam is generated exterior of the container and is directed through an opening or window in the wall of the container along a predetermined path so as to predeterminately intersect matter disposed within the container and react on said matter. The beam may be generated by a laser or electron gun and may operate to perform one or more of such operations as creating chemical reactions, heating, volatizing, eroding, welding or exploding matter within the chamber which it intersects. Means are also provided for controlling the means generating the beam and means for admitting and removing matter relative the chamber.
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