Pulsed plasma guns for intense ion beam injectors

Plasma guns designed to provide high‐pulsed fluxes of ions for intense ion beam injectors are described. The guns use pulsed radial magnetic fields to accelerate ions longitudinally into magnetically insulated extraction gaps. Plasma was supplied using both spark sources and pulsed gas injection. In...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 1981-02, Vol.52 (2), p.162-171
Main Authors: Humphries, S., Anderson, R. J. M., Freeman, J. R., Greenly, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Plasma guns designed to provide high‐pulsed fluxes of ions for intense ion beam injectors are described. The guns use pulsed radial magnetic fields to accelerate ions longitudinally into magnetically insulated extraction gaps. Plasma was supplied using both spark sources and pulsed gas injection. In typical operation, a 1‐Ω pulse of nitrogen ions with an ion flux equivalent to 50 A/cm2 was produced. A variety of ions ranging in mass from protons to argon was investigated.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.1136567