Abstract
The large superconducting ECR source, ECREVIS (Louvain-la-Neuve) has shown better charge state distribution (CSD) than smaller sources like MINIMAFIOS or the Berkeley source. Computer simulation indicates that the reason could be a lower average electron energy in the smaller sources. It has been suggested by Jongen that the size of the magnetic gradients in the source could be the energy limiting factor, and that the average electron energy could be increased by replacing the usual sextupole by an octupole. After an extensive series of tests, the sextupole of the Berkeley source was replaced by an octupole. After modification, the CSD have been substantially improved in the direction of higher charge states, with a substantial reduction of low charge state intensity. The intensity of higher charge states like argon 14+ or krypton 18+ increased by one order of magnitude. The new CSD are now very similar to those of the large ECREVIS source, indicating a probable gain in average electron energy.
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