General Electric Company
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPACT NEUTRON SOURCE TARGET

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.