CPC H05H 1/481 (2021.05) [H05H 1/3442 (2021.05); B64G 1/405 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A cathode emitter assembly including:
a cathode tube having a gas feed portion configured to receive a gas and a plasma outflow portion configured to discharge plasma;
at least one cathode insert in the plasma outflow portion of the cathode tube; and
at least one plasma emission channel extending about the at least one cathode insert within the cathode tube; wherein the cathode emitter assembly is configured to form the plasma within the at least one plasma emission channel such that gas enters a first end of the at least one plasma emission channel and plasma exits a second end of the at least one plasma emission channel.
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