Prototype negative-ion sources for radioactive ion-beam generation

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Jun 1998

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Review of Scientific Instruments, Volume 69, Issue 6, pp. 2313-2319 (1998).

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Ion Sources: Positive And Negative, Charged-Particle Beam Sources And Detectors

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Radioactive ion beams (RIBs) of 17F and 18F are of interest for investigation of astrophysical phenomena such as the ``hot'' CNO cycle and the rp stellar nuclear synthesis processes. In order to generate useful beam intensities of atomic F-, the species must be efficiently and expediently released from the target material, thermally dissociated from fluoride release products during transport to the ionization chamber of the ion source, and efficiently ionized in the source upon arrival. We have conceived and evaluated two prototype negative-ion sources for potential use for RIB generation: (1) a direct extraction source and (2) a kinetic-ejection source. Both sources utilize Cs vapor to enhance F- formation. The mechanical design features, operational parameters, ionization efficiencies for forming atomic F-, and delay times for transport of F and fluoride compounds for the respective sources are presented. The efficiency ɛ for formation and extraction of F- for the direct extraction negative-ion source is found to be ɛ~1.0% while the characteristic delay time τ for transport of F and fluorides through the source is, typically, ɛ~120 s the analogous efficiencies and delay times for the kinetic ejection negative-ion source are, respectively: ɛ=~3.2% and τ=~70 s.

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