Source for plasma of large transverse section and constituting an ion accelerator

摘要

A plasma source constituting an ion accelerator operating in the presence of an intense magnetic induction for obtaining plasma of large transverse section and comprising a chamber having an inlet for gas and a device to produce electrical discharge at high frequency in the chamber to form a plasma from the gas. A plurality of parallel channels are disposed in axial extension from the chamber and a magnetic induction coil surrounds the channels for producing the intense magnetic induction in a direction parallel to the channels.