Production of multiply charge‐state ions in a multicusp ion source
作者:
M. D. Williams,
G. J. deVries,
R. A. Gough,
K. N. Leung,
M. Monroy,
期刊:
Review of Scientific Instruments
(AIP Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 67,
issue 3
页码: 1384-1386
ISSN:0034-6748
年代: 1996
DOI:10.1063/1.1146676
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
High charge state ion beams are commonly used in atomic and nuclear physics experiments. Multiply charged ions are normally produced in an ECR or in an EBIS. Multicusp generators can confine primary electrons very efficiently. Therefore, the electrical and gas efficiencies of these devices are high. Since the magnetic cusp fields are localized near the chamber wall, large volumes of uniform and high density plasmas can be obtained at low pressure, conditions favorable for the formation of multiply charged state ions. Attempts have been made at LBNL to generate multiply charged ion beams by employing a 25‐cm diam by 25‐cm long multicusp source. Experimental results demonstrated that charge states as high as 7+ can be obtained with argon or xenon plasmas. Multiply charged metallic ions such as tungsten and titanium have also been successfully formed in the multicusp source by evaporation and sputtering processes. In order to extend the charge state to higher values, a novel technique of injecting high energy electrons into the source plasma is proposed. If this is successful, the multicusp source will become very useful for radioactive beam accelerators, ion implantation, and nuclear physics applications. ©1996 American Institute of Physics.
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