The front end test stand high performance H{sup -} ion source at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Journal Article · Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3271169· OSTI ID:22053839

Faircloth, D C; Lawrie, S; Letchford, A P; Gabor, C; Wise, P; Whitehead, M; Wood, T; Westall, M; Findlay, D; Perkins, M ^[1]; Savage, P J; Lee, D A ^[2]; Pozimski, J K ^[1]

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1. STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX14 0QX (United Kingdom)
2. Department of Physics, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ (United Kingdom)

The aim of the front end test stand (FETS) project is to demonstrate that chopped low energy beams of high quality can be produced. FETS consists of a 60 mA Penning Surface Plasma Ion Source, a three solenoid low energy beam transport, a 3 MeV radio frequency quadrupole, a chopper, and a comprehensive suite of diagnostics. This paper details the design and initial performance of the ion source and the laser profile measurement system. Beam current, profile, and emittance measurements are shown for different operating conditions.

• OSTI ID: 22053839
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 81, Issue 2; Conference: ICIS 2009: 13. international conference on ion sources, Gatlinburg, TN (United States), 20-25 Sep 2009; Other Information: (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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LASERS
MEV RANGE
PENNING ION SOURCES
PERFORMANCE
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
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