Ion Sources for the Production of Low Energy Beams.
Abstract
Three ion sources for the production of low energy (E<500 eV) ion beams have been constructed and tested for use in atomic scattering experiments. Design parameters are given for construction and operation of the sources. Two gas sources, a duoplasmatron and an electron impact source, are capable of delivering beams of H(+), H2(+), H3(+), He(+), N(+), and N2(+), as well as other gas-derived ions, with beam intensities measured at a detector 75 cm downstream of approx. 0.2 microamperes/sq cm. Beam currents closely parallel Langmuir-Child space charge limited intensities. For the duoplasmatron, a full-width energy dispersion of 2-3% of the beam energy is observed. With hydrogen gas, beam composition of 34% H(+), 42% H2(+), and 24% H3(+) was achieved. Both gas sources require externally heated cathodes. The third source is a thermal device which produces lithium ion beams of approx. 0.1 microamperes/sq cm at a detector 75 cm away. The beam energy spread is a few tenths of an eV. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0847665
Entities
People
- Thomas Lee Carter
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School