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Arc discharge regulation of a megawatt hot cathode bucket ion source for the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak neutral beam injector

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3676655· OSTI ID:22063764
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  1. Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031 (China)
Arc discharge of a hot cathode bucket ion source tends to be unstable what attributes to the filament self-heating and energetic electrons backstreaming from the accelerator. A regulation method, which based on the ion density measurement by a Langmuir probe, is employed for stable arc discharge operation and long pulse ion beam generation. Long pulse arc discharge of 100 s is obtained based on this regulation method of arc power. It establishes a foundation for the long pulse arc discharge of a megawatt ion source, which will be utilized a high power neutral beam injection device.
OSTI ID:
22063764
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 83; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English