Experimental study of interactions of highly charged ions with atoms at keV energies: Progress report for period May 15, 1985-February 15, 1987

Technical Report · Fri Feb 20 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6481557

Kostroun, V O

Interest in interactions of low energy highly charged ions with electrons, atoms or ions is due to their importance to controlled thermonuclear fusion research and the interesting nature of the fundamental processes involved. Studies of such interactions have long been hampered by a lack of suitable ions sources. A superconducting solenoid, cryogenic Electron Beam Ion Source, CEBIS, has been constructed at Cornell University to produce low energy very highly charged ions. At present, using a pulsed 0.5A,8.5 keV electron beam, the source is capable of producing highly charged ions of C,N,O, including bare nuclei, and ions of Ar up to charge state 11 + in 1 millisecond of confinement time. The source is being used in experiments to investigate charge transfer and accompanying processes in low energy, highly charged ion-atom collisions.

• Research Organization: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-81ER10905
• OSTI ID: 6481557
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/10905-5; ON: DE87009443
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ARGON
CARBON
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLISIONS
DATA
ELECTRON COLLISIONS
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
GASES
INFORMATION
ION SOURCES
IONS
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NONMETALS
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