ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
The ISIS ion source is a surface plasma ion source of the Penning type, and routinely produces 35 mA of H− ions during a 200 μs pulse at 50 Hz for uninterrupted periods of up to 50 days. However, because of the constant demands on ISIS from the neutron user community, very little ion source development has ever been possible. It is now necessary to produce sources with enhanced performances for next generation projects such as the European spallation source. Hence a dedicated ion source development rig (ISDR) has been constructed at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to fully characterize the ISIS ion source and then facilitate appropriate development work. The ISDR has been designed to replicate the beam transport configurations on both the present ISIS preinjector and the proposed ISIS radio frequency quadrupole, while providing additional beam diagnostics equipment. The commissioning of the ISDR will be described, and initial results presented, along with future development plans. © 2002 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1430879
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