skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: High-intensity positive beams extracted from a compact double-chamber ion source

Abstract

This work presents the design and development of a simple ion source, the associated ion extraction optics, and the beam transport of a low-energy and high-current proton accelerator. In its actual version, the ion source can deliver positive proton currents up to 100 mA. This rather high beam current is achieved by adding a small ionization chamber between the discharge chamber containing the filament and the extraction electrode of the ion source. Different parameters of the ion source and the injection beam line are evaluated by means of computer simulations to optimize the beam production and transmission.

Authors:
; ; ; ; ; ;  [1]
  1. Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20722893
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 76; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1904223; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; ACCELERATORS; BEAM CURRENTS; BEAM INJECTION; BEAM PRODUCTION; BEAM TRANSPORT; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DESIGN; ELECTROSTATIC LENSES; EXTRACTION; FILAMENTS; ION BEAMS; ION SOURCES; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; IONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PROTONS

Citation Formats

Huck, H, Somacal, H, Di Gregorio, D E, Fernandez Niello, J O, Igarzabal, M, Di Paolo, H, Reinoso, M, Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires, Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires, Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, and Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires. High-intensity positive beams extracted from a compact double-chamber ion source. United States: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.1063/1.1904223.
Huck, H, Somacal, H, Di Gregorio, D E, Fernandez Niello, J O, Igarzabal, M, Di Paolo, H, Reinoso, M, Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires, Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires, Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, & Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires. High-intensity positive beams extracted from a compact double-chamber ion source. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1904223
Huck, H, Somacal, H, Di Gregorio, D E, Fernandez Niello, J O, Igarzabal, M, Di Paolo, H, Reinoso, M, Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires, Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires, Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, and Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires. 2005. "High-intensity positive beams extracted from a compact double-chamber ion source". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1904223.
@article{osti_20722893,
title = {High-intensity positive beams extracted from a compact double-chamber ion source},
author = {Huck, H and Somacal, H and Di Gregorio, D E and Fernandez Niello, J O and Igarzabal, M and Di Paolo, H and Reinoso, M and Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires and Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires and Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires and Departamento de Fisica, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Avenida General Paz 1499, 1650 San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Buenos Aires},
abstractNote = {This work presents the design and development of a simple ion source, the associated ion extraction optics, and the beam transport of a low-energy and high-current proton accelerator. In its actual version, the ion source can deliver positive proton currents up to 100 mA. This rather high beam current is achieved by adding a small ionization chamber between the discharge chamber containing the filament and the extraction electrode of the ion source. Different parameters of the ion source and the injection beam line are evaluated by means of computer simulations to optimize the beam production and transmission.},
doi = {10.1063/1.1904223},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20722893}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 6,
volume = 76,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2005},
month = {Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2005}
}