Systems and methods for generating coherent matterwave beams

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9502202-B2
Application number	US-201113338925-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2011
Priority date	Dec 28, 2011
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating a coherent matterwave beam are provided. In some aspects, a system includes a plurality of beam generating units. Each of the plurality of beam generating units is configured to generate a stream of charged particles. The system also includes a magnetic field generator configured to expose the plurality of streams to a magnetic field such that (i) the charged particles of the plurality of streams undergo phase synchronization with one another in response to a vector potential associated with the magnetic field and (ii) the plurality of streams is directed along one or more channels to combine with one another and produce a coherent matterwave beam.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a plurality of beam generating units disposed proximate to one or more channels, wherein each of the plurality of beam generating units comprises a cavity formed between a cathode wall and an anode wall opposite the cathode wall, and one or more intermediate walls joining the cathode wall and the anode wall, wherein the cathode wall and the anode wall are perpendicular to the one or more channels;
a magnetic field generator configured…

Assignees

• Arman Moe J
• Chase Charles
• Lockheed Corp

Inventors

• Arman Moe J
• Chase Charles

Classifications

• G21K1/08

  Physics · mapped topic

• H01J3/02 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic