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Title: Development of a Kingdon ion trap system for trapping externally injected highly charged ions

Abstract

We have developed a Kingdon ion trap system for the purpose of the laboratory observation of the x-ray forbidden transitions of highly charged ions (HCIs). Externally injected Ar{sup q+} (q = 5–7) with kinetic energies of 6q keV were successfully trapped in the ion trap. The energy distribution of trapped ions is discussed in detail on the basis of numerical simulations. The combination of the Kingdon ion trap and the time-of-flight mass spectrometer enabled us to measure precise trapping lifetimes of HCIs. As a performance test of the instrument, we measured trapping lifetimes of Ar{sup q+} (q = 5–7) under a constant number density of H₂ and determined the charge-transfer cross sections of Ar{sup q+}(q = 5, 6)-H₂ collision systems at binary collision energies of a few eV. It was confirmed that the present cross section data are consistent with previous data and the values estimated by some scaling formula.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Physics, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-8554 (Japan)
  2. Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-0021 (Japan)
  3. Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22305882
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 85; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
Optical Society of America
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; ARGON IONS; COLLISIONS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CROSS SECTIONS; ENERGY SPECTRA; EV RANGE; FORBIDDEN TRANSITIONS; HYDROGEN; KEV RANGE; KINETIC ENERGY; MULTICHARGED IONS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETERS; TRAPPING; X RADIATION

Citation Formats

Numadate, Naoki, Okada, Kunihiro, Nakamura, Nobuyuki, and Tanuma, Hajime. Development of a Kingdon ion trap system for trapping externally injected highly charged ions. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4899266.
Numadate, Naoki, Okada, Kunihiro, Nakamura, Nobuyuki, & Tanuma, Hajime. Development of a Kingdon ion trap system for trapping externally injected highly charged ions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4899266
Numadate, Naoki, Okada, Kunihiro, Nakamura, Nobuyuki, and Tanuma, Hajime. 2014. "Development of a Kingdon ion trap system for trapping externally injected highly charged ions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4899266.
@article{osti_22305882,
title = {Development of a Kingdon ion trap system for trapping externally injected highly charged ions},
author = {Numadate, Naoki and Okada, Kunihiro and Nakamura, Nobuyuki and Tanuma, Hajime},
abstractNote = {We have developed a Kingdon ion trap system for the purpose of the laboratory observation of the x-ray forbidden transitions of highly charged ions (HCIs). Externally injected Ar{sup q+} (q = 5–7) with kinetic energies of 6q keV were successfully trapped in the ion trap. The energy distribution of trapped ions is discussed in detail on the basis of numerical simulations. The combination of the Kingdon ion trap and the time-of-flight mass spectrometer enabled us to measure precise trapping lifetimes of HCIs. As a performance test of the instrument, we measured trapping lifetimes of Ar{sup q+} (q = 5–7) under a constant number density of H₂ and determined the charge-transfer cross sections of Ar{sup q+}(q = 5, 6)-H₂ collision systems at binary collision energies of a few eV. It was confirmed that the present cross section data are consistent with previous data and the values estimated by some scaling formula.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4899266},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22305882}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 10,
volume = 85,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}