High current DC negative ion source for cyclotron
- Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo 141-6025 (Japan)
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University, Kanagawa 223-8522 (Japan)
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Ibaraki 305-0801 (Japan)
- Fusion Research and Development Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Aomori 039-3212 (Japan)
A filament driven multi-cusp negative ion source has been developed for proton cyclotrons in medical applications. In Cs-free operation, continuous H{sup −} beam of 10 mA and D{sup −} beam of 3.3 mA were obtained stably at an arc-discharge power of 3 kW and 2.4 kW, respectively. In Cs-seeded operation, H{sup −} beam current reached 22 mA at a lower arc power of 2.6 kW with less co-extracted electron current. The optimum gas flow rate, which gives the highest H{sup −} current, was 15 sccm in the Cs-free operation, while it decreased to 4 sccm in the Cs-seeded operation. The relationship between H{sup −} production and the design/operating parameters has been also investigated by a numerical study with KEIO-MARC code, which gives a reasonable explanation to the experimental results of the H{sup −} current dependence on the arc power.
- OSTI ID:
- 22482955
- 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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