EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF AN OVERDENSE PLASMA IN A COMPACT ION SOURCE

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作者
Castro, G. [1 ]
Mascali, D. [1 ]
Romano, F. P. [1 ,2 ]
Altana, C. [1 ,3 ]
Caliri, C. [1 ,3 ]
Celona, L. [1 ]
Di Giugno, R. [1 ,3 ]
Gambino, N. [1 ,4 ]
Lanaia, D. [1 ,5 ]
Miracoli, R. [1 ,6 ]
Musumarra, A. [1 ,3 ]
Neri, L. [1 ]
Torrisi, G. [1 ,7 ]
Gammino, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] INFN, Lab Nazl Sud, Via S Sofia 62, I-95123 Catania, Italy
[2] CNR, IBAM, I-95124 Catania, Italy
[3] Univ Catania, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, I-95123 Catania, Italy
[4] ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
[5] CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
[6] ESS, Bilbao, Spain
[7] Univ Mediterranea Reggio Calabria, DIIES, I-89100 Reggio Di Calabria, Italy
关键词
plasma; electrostatic waves; Bernstein waves; ion sources; ECRIS;
D O I
10.14311/AP.2015.55.0146
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Sources (ECRIS) are compact plasma-based machines able to feed particle accelerators with high intensity beams of multi-charged ions. ECRIS plasmas are density-limited, since they are sustained by E.M. wave propagation up to a cut-off density value. In the past, the only way to improve ECRIS performance was to increase the microwave frequency and the magnetic field strength to satisfy the ECR condition. A different plasma heating mechanism is being applied at INFN-LNS. It is based on Electron Bernstein Waves (EBW), i.e., electrostatic waves which do not suffer any density cut-off. Highlights concerning preliminary signatures of EBW formation and subsequent absorption are given here.
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页码:146 / 149
页数:4
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