Compact, Low-cost, 14.5 GHz All-permanent Magnet Field ECR Ion Source
- Received Date: 2007-05-30
- Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
- Available Online: 2007-01-03
Abstract: A compact 14.5GHz electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source for the production of slow, multiply charged ions has been constructed, with the plasma-confining magnetic field produced exclusively by permanent magnets. Microwave power of up to 175W in the frequency range from 12.75 to 14.5GHz is transmitted from ground potential via a PTFE window into the water-cooled plasma chamber which can be equipped with an aluminum liner. The waveguide coupling system serves also as biased electrode, and two remotely-controlled gas inlet valves connected via an insulating break permit plasma operation in the gas-mixing mode. A triode extraction system sustains ion acceleration voltages between 1kV and 10kV. The ECR ion source is fully computer-controlled and can be remotely operated from any desired location via Ethernet.