Measurements of the cesium flow from a surface-plasma H/sup -/ ion source
A surface ionization gauge (SIG) was constructed and used to measure the Cs/sup 0/ flow rate through the emission slit of a surface-plasma source (SPS) of H/sup -/ ions with Penning geometry. The equivalent cesium density in the SPS discharge is deduced from these flow measurements. For dc operation the optimum H/sup -/ current occurs at an equivalent cesium density of approx. 7 x 10/sup 12/ cm/sup -3/ (corresponding to an average cesium consumption rate of 0.5 mg/h). For pulsed operation the optimum H/sup -/ current occurs at an equivalent cesium density of approx. 2 x 10/sup 13/ cm/sup -3/ (1-mg/h average cesium consumption rate). Cesium trapping by the SPS discharge was observed for both dc and pulsed operation. A cesium energy of approx. 0.1 eV is deduced from the observed time of flight to the SIG. In addition to providing information on the physics of the source, the SIG is a useful diagnostic tool for source startup and operation.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6265803
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-79-697; CONF-790327-17; TRN: 79-011441
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: IEEE particle accelerator conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, 12 Mar 1979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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