Electrodeless source

# 1. System overview:

This document summarizes essential details for materials, setup, and operation. This is for transcription, archival, and research purposes only. It is based on an old patent and is not intended as a finished product.
Operating conditions described require specialized handling and safety precautions, and the descriptions outlined here do not constitute a recommendation or endorsement to build or operate the device. Attempts to replicate or build upon these models are entirely at your own risk.

**Source patent:**
- **Shoulders, Kenneth R.** _U.S. Patent No. 5,123,039_. Issued June 16, 1992.
- Image: Figure 49
- Text: **FROM** Column 42 line 37 **UNTIL** Column 44 line 4

## 1.1. Purpose

**Basic Function:**
The electrodeless EV source can be used when you want EVs without cathode residue in the emission, or when you want to use RF power to generate them. They don't emit from a metal electrode tip, but rather through field effects on the inside of a diele