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Microwave reactive gas generator
Assignee: MKS Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1988-06-23
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Granted: 1989-07-25
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Expires: 2008-06-23
Abstract
Abstract A microwave reactive gas generator including a microwave power source with a waveguide coupled to the power source for transmitting microwave radiation. A cavity for establishing a microwave mode is attached to the waveguide, and there is passage tube through the cavity transverse to the direction of propagation of the microwave radiation in the waveguide for passing the gas to be excited through the cavity. The generator also includes a device for matching the impedance of the load to the microwave power source. The cavity couples the microwave power from the waveguide to the passage to energize the gas into a reactive state.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald K. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:15
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/64; H05B6/80; H05B6/802
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A microwave reactive gas generator, comprising: a microwave power source; a waveguide coupled to said power source for transmitting microwave radiation therethrough; passage means extending transverse to the direction of propagation of the microwave radiation in said waveguide for passing a gas to be excited; a resonant cavity attached to said waveguide and aligned coaxially with said passage means for coupling the microwave power from said waveguide to said passage means to energize said gas into a reactive state; and means for matching the impedance of the load to the microwave power source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A microwave reactive gas generator, comprising: a microwave power source; a waveguide coupled to said power source for transmitting microwave radiation therethrough; passage means extending transverse to the direction of propagation of the microwave radiation in said waveguide for passing a gas to be excited; a resonant cavity attached to said waveguide and aligned coaxially with said passage means for coupling the microwave power from said waveguide to said passage means to energize said gas into a reactive state; and means for matching the impedance of the load to the microwave power source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said passage means extends through said cavity perpendicular to the direction of propagation in said waveguide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The generator of claim 2 in which said passage means is centrally disposed in said cavity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said means for matching includes a reflected power sensor attached to said waveguide proximate said power source.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said means for matching includes a multistub tuner for cancelling reflected power.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The generator of claim 5 in which said tuner is disposed between said power source and said cavity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The generator of claim 5 in which said tuner includes three tuning stubs for matching the real and reactive impedance of the load to the microwave source.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said cavity is approximately one-half wavelength long in a direction transverse to the direction of propagation in said waveguide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said cavity is generally cylindrical.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The generator of claim 9 in which said passage means is coaxial with the longitudinal axis of said cylindrical cavity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said passage means includes a dielectric tube.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said cavity establishes an axisymmetric microwave mode therein.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The generator of claim 1 further including means for irradiating the gas in said passage means to further excite said gas.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The generator of claim 13 in which said means for irradiating includes an ultraviolet source in said cavity.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said cavity is approximately one-half wavelength wide in the direction of propagation in said waveguide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said passage means includes an opening downstream of said cavity to deliver the reactive gas to a work site.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The generator of claim 16 in which said passage means includes a bend between said cavity and said opening for blocking passage of ultraviolet radiation to said work site.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said means for matching includes a shorted stub tuner.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
The generator of claim 1 in which the field in said cavity is a transverse electromagnetic mode.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The generator of claim 1 in which said waveguide and said cavity are an integral structure.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
113 words
An integrated microwave reactive gas generator, comprising: a microwave power source; a waveguide coupled to said power source for transmitting microwave radiation therethrough; a low Q resonant cavity formed at one end of said waveguide for establishing an axisymmetric microwave mode therein, said cavity being approximately one-half wavelength wide in the direction of propagation of said radiation in said waveguide and one-half wavelength high along its axis transverse to said direction of propagation; a dielectric tube coaxial with the axis of said cavity for passing a gas through said axisymmetric field to energize the gas into a reactive state; and means for matching the impedance of the load to the microwave power source.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
113 words
An integrated microwave reactive gas generator, comprising: a microwave power source; a waveguide coupled to said power source for transmitting microwave radiation therethrough; a low Q resonant cavity formed at one end of said waveguide for establishing an axisymmetric microwave mode therein, said cavity being approximately one-half wavelength wide in the direction of propagation of said radiation in said waveguide and one-half wavelength high along its axis transverse to said direction of propagation; a dielectric tube coaxial with the axis of said cavity for passing a gas through said axisymmetric field to energize the gas into a reactive state; and means for matching the impedance of the load to the microwave power source.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
12 words
The generator of claim 21 in which said cavity is generally cylindrical.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
16 words
The generator of claim 21 in which said waveguide and said cavity are an integral structure.
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