Appeal No. 97-0866
Application 07/801,248
second" (col. 6, lines 6-7), which is well below the speed
of light. Second, since the lasers in Linlor are directed
counter to the ion beam velocity it is not understood how
the examiner thinks the lasers will accelerate the ion
beams. The examiner has not made a prima facie showing that
the lasers in Linlor will accelerate the ions to a mildly-
relativistic mean velocity. The rejection of claims 1-4
and 6-9 under § 103 over Linlor and Ashkin is reversed.
Linlor, Ashkin, and Miller
Miller is applied to show an organic gas and a KrF
laser as recited in claims 5 and 10. Miller adds nothing to
the rejection over Linlor and Ashkin as to the independent
claims 1 and 6. The rejection of claims 1-10 over Linlor,
Ashkin, and Miller is reversed.
Winterberg (1975) and Winterberg (1980)
The examiner finds (EA4):
Winterberg (1975) discloses apparatus and method
for creating a plasma channel and injecting a
relativistic electron beam into the channel.
Winterberg discloses a laser surrounding the electron
beam (page 977, figure 2). Hence, the beam would be
injected into a laser generated plasma channel.
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