Progress of resonant ionization laser ion source development at GANIL

J L Henares; Y Huguet; T Kron; N Lecesne; R Leroy; B Osmond; F Schneider; A M Sjödin; K Wendt

doi:10.1063/1.4828370

Progress of resonant ionization laser ion source development at GANIL

Rev Sci Instrum. 2014 Feb;85(2):02B914. doi: 10.1063/1.4828370.

Authors

J L Henares¹, Y Huguet¹, T Kron², N Lecesne¹, R Leroy¹, B Osmond¹, F Schneider², A M Sjödin¹, K Wendt²

Affiliations

¹ GANIL, BP 55027, 14076 Caen Cedex 5, France.
² Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, 55099 Mainz, Germany.

PMID: 24593619
DOI: 10.1063/1.4828370

Abstract

SPIRAL2 (Système de Production d'Ions Radioactifs Accélérés en Ligne) is a research facility under construction at GANIL (Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds) for the production of radioactive ion beams by isotope separation on-line methods and low-energy in-flight techniques. A resonant ionization laser ion source will be one of the main techniques to produce the radioactive ion beams. GISELE (GANIL Ion Source using Electron Laser Excitation) is a test bench developed to study a fully operational laser ion source available for Day 1 operations at SPIRAL2 Phase 2. The aim of this project is to find the best technical solution which combines high selectivity and ionization efficiency with small ion beam emittance and stable long term operation. Latest results about the new ion source geometry will be presented.