The Production of High Speed Light Ions Without the Use of High Voltages

摘要: The study of the nucleus would be greatly facilitated by development sources high speed ions, particularly protons and helium having kinetic energies in excess 1,000,000 volt-electrons; for it appears that such swiftly moving particles are best suited to task nuclear excitation. straightforward method accelerating ions through requisite differences potential presents great experimental difficulties associated with electric fields necessarily involved. present paper reports a avoids these means multiple acceleration speeds without use voltages. is as follows: Semi-circular hollow plates, not unlike duants an electrometer, mounted their diametral edges adjacent, vacuum uniform magnetic field normal plane plates.