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

Journal Article · Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1904223· OSTI ID:20722893

Huck, H; Somacal, H; Di Gregorio, D E; Fernandez Niello, J O; Igarzabal, M; Di Paolo, H; Reinoso, M ^[1]

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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)

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.

• OSTI ID: 20722893
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 76, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1904223; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BEAM INJECTION
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BEAM TRANSPORT
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
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ELECTROSTATIC LENSES
EXTRACTION
FILAMENTS
ION BEAMS
ION SOURCES
IONIZATION CHAMBERS
IONS
PARTICLE BEAMS
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