One advantage of a linear device is that one could use standard electrostatic acceleration and then use a high powered laser/master? to capture and finely focus the ion's. A pulsed system of digtal? ions might work better as you can focus them to all small point and thus have a better chance of impact. Maybie with differnt colored lasers you can have several impact locations. ---> ><*>< ><*>< ><*>< <---
Created on Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:25 AM EDT by Ben A Franchuk