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Title: Effect of the electrostatic plasma lens on the emittance of ahigh-current heavy ion beam

Abstract

We describe measurements we have made of the emittance of a high-current, moderate-energy ion beam after transport through a permanent-magnet electrostatic plasma lens. The results indicate the absence of emittance growth due to the lens, when the lens is adjusted for optimal beam focusing. The measured emittance for a 16 keV Cu{sup 2+} ion beam formed by a vacuum arc ion source was about 0.4 {pi} {center_dot} mm {center_dot} mrad at a beam current of 50 mA rising more-or-less linearly to 1.5 {pi} {center_dot} mm {center_dot} mrad at 250 mA, and was conserved in beam transport through the lens. These results have significance for the application of high-current ion sources and the electrostatic plasma lens to particle accelerator injection.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE. Administrator for National Nuclear Security Admin.Nonproliferation and National Security Program Direction
OSTI Identifier:
876719
Report Number(s):
LBNL-56699
R&D Project: IPP T2 0197; BnR: NN4101010; TRN: US0601246
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letter
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 86; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 2005
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ACCELERATORS; BEAM CURRENTS; BEAM TRANSPORT; ELECTROMAGNETIC LENSES; ELECTROSTATICS; FOCUSING; HEAVY IONS; ION BEAMS; ION SOURCES; TRANSPORT; Ion Beam Optics

Citation Formats

Chekh, Yu, Goncharov, A, Protsenko, I, and Brown, I G. Effect of the electrostatic plasma lens on the emittance of ahigh-current heavy ion beam. United States: N. p., 2004. Web.
Chekh, Yu, Goncharov, A, Protsenko, I, & Brown, I G. Effect of the electrostatic plasma lens on the emittance of ahigh-current heavy ion beam. United States.
Chekh, Yu, Goncharov, A, Protsenko, I, and Brown, I G. 2004. "Effect of the electrostatic plasma lens on the emittance of ahigh-current heavy ion beam". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/876719.
@article{osti_876719,
title = {Effect of the electrostatic plasma lens on the emittance of ahigh-current heavy ion beam},
author = {Chekh, Yu and Goncharov, A and Protsenko, I and Brown, I G},
abstractNote = {We describe measurements we have made of the emittance of a high-current, moderate-energy ion beam after transport through a permanent-magnet electrostatic plasma lens. The results indicate the absence of emittance growth due to the lens, when the lens is adjusted for optimal beam focusing. The measured emittance for a 16 keV Cu{sup 2+} ion beam formed by a vacuum arc ion source was about 0.4 {pi} {center_dot} mm {center_dot} mrad at a beam current of 50 mA rising more-or-less linearly to 1.5 {pi} {center_dot} mm {center_dot} mrad at 250 mA, and was conserved in beam transport through the lens. These results have significance for the application of high-current ion sources and the electrostatic plasma lens to particle accelerator injection.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/876719}, journal = {Applied Physics Letter},
number = ,
volume = 86,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 2004},
month = {Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 2004}
}