Published June 2006 | Version v1
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Production of highly charged ion with gas-mixing technique at compact ECR ion source

  • 1. Toyo University, Graduate School of Engineering, Kawagoe, Saitama (Japan)
  • 2. National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba (Japan)
  • 3. Toyo University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kawagoe, Saitama (Japan)
  • 4. Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut, University of Groningen, Groningen (Netherlands)

Description

A 10 GHz compact Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source (ECRIS) with all permanent magnets (Kei2-source) was developed for high-energy carbon-ion therapy. Parameters of the Kei2-source have been optimized for the production of C4+ based on experience at the 10 GHz NIRS-ECR ion source and a previous prototype compact source (Kei-source). The maximum beam intensity of C4+ was obtained to be 530 μA under an extraction voltage of 40 kV. In order to increase the intensity of highly charged carbon ion (C4+ and C5+), we employed gas-mixing technique. Usually, carbon molecular gases are used for production of the carbon ions. In this experiment, the CH4, CD4, C4H10, C4D10. C2H2 and C2D2 gases were tested. The experimental results of gas-mixing described in this paper. (author)

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Proceedings of the eighth symposium on accelerator and related technology for application

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the eighth symposium on accelerator and related technology for application
Imprint Pagination
96 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 37-38

Conference

Title
8. symposium on accelerator and related technology for application
Acronym
ARTA 2006
Dates
8-9 Jun 2006
Place
Tokyo (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
41062904
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ACETYLENE; BEAM CURRENTS; BINARY MIXTURES; CARBON IONS; DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS; ECR ION SOURCES; GASES; GHZ RANGE 01-100; ION BEAMS; MIXING; MULTICHARGED IONS; RADIOTHERAPY
Descriptors DEC
ALKYNES; BEAMS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CURRENTS; DISPERSIONS; FLUIDS; FREQUENCY RANGE; GHZ RANGE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ION SOURCES; IONS; MEDICINE; MIXTURES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY

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