Ion production system with fibrous lattice for ion collection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024420861-A1
Application number	US-202418819854-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 29, 2024
Priority date	Oct 1, 2021
Publication date	Dec 19, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method that includes accelerating ions toward a lattice of carbon fibers and capturing the ions in the lattice of carbon fibers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An ion production system comprising:
an ion source configured to produce ions; a target comprising a fibrous lattice; and an electrode positioned between the ion source and the target and configured to accelerate the ions toward the target so that the ions are incident on the fibrous lattice; wherein the fibrous lattice is configured to capture the ions.

2 . The ion production system of claim 1 , wherein the ions are ytterbium-176 ions.

3 . The ion production system of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous lattice comprises a plurality of carbon fibers arranged in a plurality of directions.

4 . The ion production system of claim 1 , wherein the target comprises a plurality of layers of the fibrous lattice.

5 . The ion production system of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous lattice comprises graphite.

6 . The ion production system of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous lattice is configured to burn.

7 . The ion production system of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous lattice is configured to leave a residue comprising the ions after burning of the fibrous lattice.

8 . The ion production system of claim 1 , wherein the electrode provides the ions with energies greater than 100V.

9 . The ion production system of claim 1 , wherein the target comprises a mount configured to releasably secure the fibrous lattice in position relative to the mount.

10 . The ion production system of claim 1 , further comprising an actuator operable to rotate or translate the target.

11 . They ion production system of claim 1 , further comprising a magnetic analyzer configured to provide a magnetic field on the ions, thereby mass separating the ions.

12 . The ion production system of claim 11 , further comprising a mass-resolving aperture positioned between the magnetic analyzer and the target.

13 . The ion production system of claim 1 , wherein the ions are ytterbium ions; and wherein at least a portion of the ytterbium ions is ytterbium-176 ions.

14 . The ion production system of claim 13 , further comprising a magnetic analyzer configured to provide a magnetic field on the ytterbium ions, thereby mass separating the ytterbium ions; and a mass resolving aperture positioned between the magnetic analyzer and the target.

15 . The ion production system of claim 14 , wherein the mass resolving aperture is configured to permit the ytterbium-176 ions to pass through the mass-resolving aperture.

16 . The ion production system of claim 15 , wherein the ytterbium-176 ions are captured in the fibrous lattice.

17 . The ion production system of claim 1 , further comprising a voltage source electrically connected to the target.

18 . The ion production system of claim 1 , wherein the target is positioned within a vacuum chamber, and the system further comprises a magnetic rotation device with an interior plate positioned within the vacuum chamber and an exterior plate position outside of the vacuum chamber.

19 . The ion production system of claim 18 , wherein the target is mechanically coupled to the interior plate; and wherein the system further comprises a motor mechanically coupled to the exterior plate.

20 . The ion production system of claim 19 , further comprising a cooling system that is thermally coupled to the exterior plate.

Assignees

• Shine Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Cherekdjian Sarko
• Sisson Rich

Classifications

• B01D59/50

  Separation involving two or more processes covered by different groups selected from groups B01D59/02, B01D59/10, B01D59/20, B01D59/22, B01D59/28, B01D59/34, B01D59/36, B01D59/38, B01D59/44 · CPC title

• B01D59/38

  Separation by electrochemical methods (in general B01J) · CPC title

• B01D59/30 Primary

  by ion exchange · CPC title

• G21G2001/0094

  Other isotopes not provided for in the groups listed above · CPC title

• H01J2237/31701

  Ion implantation · CPC title