The negative hydrogen Penning ion gauge ion source for KIRAMS-13 cyclotron

Rev Sci Instrum. 2008 Feb;79(2 Pt 2):02A520. doi: 10.1063/1.2812797.

Abstract

The cold-cathode-type Penning ion gauge (PIG) ion source for the internal ion source of KIRAMS-13 cyclotron has been used for generation of negative hydrogen ions. The dc H-beam current of 650 microA from the PIG ion source with the Dee voltage of 40 kV and arc current of 1.0 A is extrapolated from the measured dc extraction beam currents at the low extraction dc voltages. The output optimization of PIG ion source in the cyclotron has been carried out by using various chimneys with different sizes of the expansion gap between the plasma boundary and the chimney wall. This paper presents the results of the dc H-extraction measurement and the expansion gap experiment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anions
  • Cyclotrons / instrumentation*
  • Electromagnetic Phenomena / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Hydrogen / chemistry*
  • Ions

Substances

  • Anions
  • Ions
  • Hydrogen