公开(公告)号：US3702951A

公开(公告)日：1972-11-14

申请号：US3702951D

申请日：1971-11-12

Applicant: NASA

Inventor： KOSMAHL HENRY G

IPC: H01J3/02 ,  H01J23/027 ,  H01J23/02

CPC classification number: H01J3/02 ,  H01J23/0275

Abstract: A charged particle collector comprising a stack of apertured electrode plates which lie within an imaginary sphere is provided. The plate closet to a charged particle emitter forms a portion of the imaginary sphere and is at zero volts potential with respect to the emitter. The plate farthest away from the charged particle emitter is of conical shape with the apex pointing toward the emitter and includes a spike extending toward the emitter. The conical plate has either a negative or positive potential with respect to the emitter, depending on whether the charged particles are negative or positive. A plurality of intermediate apertured electrode plates are positioned between the plate which forms a portion of the sphere and the conical plate, each of the plates being at a slightly lower potential than the preceding plate moving in a direction toward the emitter. These intermediate plates approximate the shape of an equipotential line which would be plotted for the particular voltage applied to the plate.

Abstract translation: 提供一种带电粒子收集器，其包括位于虚拟球体内的多孔电极板堆叠。 带电粒子发射器的平板箱形成虚拟球体的一部分并且相对于发射器处于零伏特电位。 距离带电粒子发射器最远的板是圆锥形的，顶点指向发射器，并且包括朝向发射器延伸的尖峰。 锥形板相对于发射器具有负电势或正电位，取决于带电粒子是负极还是正极。 多个中间多孔电极板位于形成球体的一部分的板和锥形板之间，每个板的电位低于在朝向发射极的方向上移动的前一板的电位。 这些中间板接近等电位线的形状，该等电位线将针对施加到该板的特定电压进行绘制。