Launcher 1

# 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 25
- Text: **FROM** Column 24 line 11 **UNTIL** Column 26 line 37

## 1.1. Purpose
**Basic Function:**
The Launcher example shown in Figure 25 shows a cylindrical line-source EV emitter releasing EVs onto the dielectric tip of the launcher, from where it releases towards a cylindrical guide. This gives an example of how EVs can be encouraged to release the