Laser ion source with long pulse width for RHIC-EBIS
The Electron Beam Ion Source (EBIS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory is a new heavy ion-projector for RHIC and NASA Space Radiation Laboratory. Laser Ion Source (LIS) with solenoid can supply many kinds of ion from solid targets and is suitable for long pulse length with low current as ion provider for RHIC-EBIS. In order to understand a plasma behavior for fringe field of solenoid, we measure current, pulse width and total ion charges by a new ion probe. The experimental result indicates that the solenoid confines the laser ablation plasma transversely. Laser ion source needs long pulse length with limited current as primary ion provider for RHIC-EBIS. New ion probe can measure current distribution for the radial positions along z axis. The beam pulse length is not effected by magnetic field strength. However, the currents and charges decay with the distance from the end of solenoid. These results indicate that solenoid field has important role for plasma confinement not longitudinally but transversely and solenoid is able to have long pulse length with sufficient total ion charges. Moreover, the results are useful for a design of the extraction system for RHIC-EBIS.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Electron Beam Ion Source
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE - OFFICE OF SCIENCE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 1016664
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-94170-2011-CP; R&D Project: KBCH139; 18033; KB0202011; TRN: US1103107
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2011 Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC'11); New York, NY; 20110328 through 20110401
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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