公开(公告)号：US20200068698A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16106688

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Andrew Thomas Cross ,  Alexander Kagan ,  Thomas Raber ,  Vasile Bogdan Neculaes ,  Nidhishri Tapadia ,  Ashraf Atalla ,  Pierre Fernand Habig ,  Frederic Dahan

IPC: H05H6/00 ,  H05H3/06 ,  H05H3/04

Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a compact vacuum chamber housing defining a vacuum chamber and an ion beam inlet, a rotating target positioned within the vacuum chamber, the ion beam inlet oriented to receive ions such that the ions impinge upon the rotating target, a motor core positioned within the vacuum chamber and coupled to the rotating target, and a motor stator electromagnetically coupled with the motor core.

公开(公告)号：US10820404B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US16106688

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Andrew Thomas Cross ,  Alexander Kagan ,  Thomas Raber ,  Vasile Bogdan Neculaes ,  Nidhishri Tapadia ,  Ashraf Atalla ,  Pierre Fernand Habig ,  Frederic Dahan

IPC: H05H6/00 ,  H05H3/04 ,  H05H3/06 ,  G21G4/02

Abstract: A portable neutron generator is provided that does not utilize liquid cooling. The portable neutron generator includes a vacuum chamber housing defining a vacuum chamber and an ion beam inlet. The portable neutron generator also includes a rotating target positioned within the vacuum chamber. The ion beam inlet is oriented to receive ions such that the ions impinge upon the rotating target to cause neutrons to be emitted. The rotating target comprises a copper alloy. The portable neutron generator also includes a motor core positioned within the vacuum chamber and coupled to the rotating target. A motor stator is electromagnetically coupled with the motor core. The motor core is configured to rotate the rotating target at greater than 200 Hz during operation.