PLASMA-OPTIC MASS SEPARATOR IONS BEAM GENERATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC H05H1/54 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the multicomponent mixtures separation into elements by means of mass separation. Provided are compensated by the space charge development of the axially symmetric plasma flow in the two-chamber plasma accelerator, setting the ions energy positive electric potential U_A1 supply to the plasma accelerator anode, zero electric potential supply to the cathode – the plasma accelerator output electrode, magnetic field development in the plasma flux transverse velocity whirler region, passing through which the ions acquire azimuthal velocity and are separated by masses. Wherein the electrodes in the plasma accelerator are located in the sequence anode-1 – whirler-cathode – anode-2, to the located between the anode-1 and anode-2 the whirler-cathode the U_AZ-K negative electric potential is applied relative to the anode-1 and anode-2 of such value, at which the E×B-discharge combustion is enabled in the plasma accelerator both chambers, wherein the |U_A1| ≥ |U_AZ-K|. Radial magnetic field is made so that the radial magnetic field gradients in both chambers were directed towards the whirler-cathode.

EFFECT: technical result is the plasma-optical mass separator minimum possible longitudinal size due to the minimization of ion losses during the whirler passage, removal of restrictions on the number of particles (ions current) associated with the ions flow ambipolar electric field and the intrinsic space charge, while maintaining the minimum possible width of the ion spectrum by energy.

2 cl, 6 dwg