Published June 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Self-extraction negative ion source

  • 1. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

Description

A large multicusp negative ion source has been constructed to generate H- or D- ions for high-energy neutral beam systems. With the presence of cesium, the source has produced a steady-state H- ion beam current greater than 1 A with an impurity level less than 1%. The vertical and horizontal profiles of the self-extracted beam have been measured with a gridded Faraday cup. The gas efficiency of the source and the electron component in the accelerated beam have been measured for two different pumping conditions

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Journal Title
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
6
Series
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Page Range
803-809
ISSN
0034-6748