Experiments with planar inductive ion source meant for creation of H{sup +} beams
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
In this article the effects of different engineering parameters of rf-driven ion sources with an external spiral antenna and a quartz rf window are studied. This article consists of three main topics: the effect of source geometry on the operation gas pressure, the effect of source materials and magnetic confinement on extracted current density and ion species, and the effect of different antenna geometries on the extracted current density. The effect of source geometry was studied using three cylindrical plasma chambers with different inner diameters. The chamber materials were studied using two materials, aluminum (Al) and alumina (Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}). The removable 14 magnet multicusp confinement arrangement enabled us to compare the effects of the two wall materials with and without the magnetic confinement. The highest measured proton fractions were measured using Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} plasma chamber and no multicusp confinement. For the compared ion sources the source with multicusp confinement and Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} plasma chamber yields the highest current densities. Multicusp confinement increased the maximum extracted current by up to a factor of 2. Plasma production with different antenna geometries were also studied. The highest current density was achieved using 4.5 loop solenoid antenna with 6.0 cm diameter. A slightly lower current density with lower pressure was achieved using a tightly wound 3 loop spiral antenna with 3.3 cm inner diameter and 6 cm outer diameter.
- OSTI ID:
- 20953467
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 78, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2742624; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Neutral Beam Injection for Plasma and Magnetic FieldDiagnostics
Ion Source for Neutral beam injection meant for plasma and magnetic field diagnostics