Field desorption arrays for neutron generator ion sources

Author

Solano, I. ; Reichenbach, B. ; Holland, C.E. ; Chichester, D.L. ; Hertz, K.L. ; Brainard, J.A. ; Schwoebel, P.R.

Author_Institution

Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque

fYear

2007

fDate

8-12 July 2007

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

34

Abstract

The development of portable active neutron interrogation systems for field detection applications could be facilitated by the use of a novel microfabricated atomic deuterium ion source in compact, accelerator-driven neutron generators. This ion source uses field desorption from the tips of microfabricated field emitter-type arrays to produce atomic deuterium ions. The resulting generator design would have the unique characteristic of being easily scalable to provide the neutron outputs required to meet a wide variety of field detection needs.

Keywords

deuteron sources; field emitter arrays; neutron sources; accelerator-driven neutron generators; atomic deuterium ion source; field desorption arrays; microfabricated field emitter-type arrays; neutron generator ion sources; portable active neutron interrogation system; Atomic measurements; Deuterium; Field emitter arrays; Ion sources; Laboratories; Neutrons; Phased arrays; Plasma temperature; Surface cleaning; Surface contamination;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, 2007. IVNC. IEEE 20th International

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1133-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1134-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVNC.2007.4480921

Filename

4480921