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Title: A 2.45 GHz ECR ion source for production of medium charge states ions

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1148466· OSTI ID:591886
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  2. Eaton Corporation, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915 (United States)

At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory we are constructing an ECR ion source test facility for nuclear science as well as industrial applications experiments. For these purposes, a single-stage 2.45 GHz electron cyclotron resonance ion source has been designed and constructed. It features an axial magnetic field with a mirror ratio of up to six and a hexapole field produced by a simple Nd{endash}Fe{endash}B permanent magnet assembly. In order to enhance the ion confinement time, the source plasma volume has been enlarged as much as possible while still maintaining a high mirror ratio. This paper describes the design of the ion source, the extraction system and the test stand. First, operational experience and experimental results with an argon discharge are presented. {copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}

OSTI ID:
591886
Report Number(s):
CONF-980145-; ISSN 0034-6748; TRN: 98:004851
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 69, Issue 2; Conference: 7. international conference on ion sources, Shirahama (Japan), 26-27 Jan 1998; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English