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EBIT Drift Tube Assembly

The Drift Tube Assembly is the site where the ions are trapped and stripped of their electrons by a highly compressed electron beam. The outer region consists of insulators to allow the drift tube potential to float up to beyond 30 kV.

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Created October 30, 2015, Updated August 25, 2016