Separation of beam and electrons in the spallation neutron source H{sup {minus}} ion source
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (United States)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California (United States)
The spallation neutron source requires an ion source producing an H{sup {minus}} beam with a peak current of 35 mA at a 6.2{percent} duty factor. For the design of this ion source, extracted electrons must be transported and dumped without adversely affecting the H{sup {minus}} beam optics. Two issues are considered: (1) electron containment transport and controlled removal; and (2) first-order H{sup {minus}} beam steering. For electron containment, various magnetic, geometric, and electrode biasing configurations are analyzed. A kinetic description for the negative ions and electrons is employed with self-consistent fields obtained from a steady-state solution to Poisson{close_quote}s equation. Guiding center electron trajectories are used when the gyroradius is sufficiently small. The magnetic fields used to control the transport of the electrons and the asymmetric sheath produced by the gyrating electrons steer the ion beam. Scenarios for correcting this steering by split acceleration and focusing electrodes will be considered in some detail. {copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}
- OSTI ID:
- 591941
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-980145-; ISSN 0034-6748; TRN: 98:004875
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 69, Issue 2; Conference: 7. international conference on ion sources, Shirahama (Japan), 26-27 Jan 1998; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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