Off-line ionization tests using the surface and the plasma ion sources of the SPES project

Journal Article · Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2012 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3666172· OSTI ID:22063897

Manzolaro, M; Vasquez, J; Montano, J; Andrighetto, A; Scarpa, D ^[1]; Manente, M ^[2]; Curreli, D; Meneghetti, G ^[3]; Pavarin, D ^[2]

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1. INFN - Legnaro National Laboratories, Legnaro, Padova (Italy)
2. CISAS (Centro Interdipartimentale Studi Attivita Spaziali), University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, Padova (Italy)
3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, Padova (Italy)

The development of new target ion source systems for the selective production of exotic species (SPES) facility is currently in progress at Legnaro National Laboratories. In this context, the study of ion sources and their performance in terms of ionization efficiency and transversal emittance is a crucial point in order to maximize the available yields, particularly for short-lived isotopes. In this work, preliminary off-line ionization efficiency and emittance measurements for the SPES surface and plasma ion sources are presented. The plasma source emittance measurements are supported by dedicated numerical calculations.

• OSTI ID: 22063897
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 83, Issue 2; Conference: ICIS 2011: 14. international conference on ion sources, Giardini-Naxos, Sicily (Italy), 12-16 Sep 2011; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
BEAM EMITTANCE
EFFICIENCY
HADRONIC ATOMS
ION SOURCES
PLASMA
SURFACE IONIZATION