Liquid metal ion source assembly for external ion injection into an electron string ion source (ESIS)

Journal Article · Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4935974· OSTI ID:22482914

Bark, R. A.; Thomae, R. ^[1]; Donets, E. E.; Donets, E. D.; Boytsov, A.; Ponkin, D.; Ramsdorf, A. ^[2]

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1. iThemba LABS, P.O. Box 722, Somerset West 7130 (South Africa)
2. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joloit-Curie 6, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region (Russian Federation)

An assembly for a commercial Ga{sup +} liquid metal ion source in combination with an ion transportation and focusing system, a pulse high-voltage quadrupole deflector, and a beam diagnostics system has been constructed in the framework of the iThemba LABS (Cape Town, South Africa)—JINR (Dubna, Russia) collaboration. First, results on Ga{sup +} ion beam commissioning will be presented. Outlook of further experiments for measurements of charge breeding efficiency in the electron string ion source with the use of external injection of Ga{sup +} and Au{sup +} ion beams will be reported as well.

• OSTI ID: 22482914
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, Issue 2; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRONS
FOCUSING
GALLIUM IONS
GOLD IONS
ION BEAMS
ION SOURCES
LIQUID METALS
PULSES