Abstract
At the Laboratorio Nazionale del Sud of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN-LNS) of Catania, different ion sources of multi-charged ions are available, including electron cyclotron resonance ion sources (ECRIS) and a laser ion source, based on a high energy infra-red pulsed laser working in single shot or pulsed mode with repetition rate of 30 Hz. A hybrid ion source based on laser source (Nd:Yag pulsed laser at 1010 W/cm2) coupled to ECRIS is under construction to generate intense heavy ion beams at very high charge states. This source will use the ECR plasma to enhance the ion charge state from 5+–10+ to about 30+–40+. The description of this equipment will be shown along with some results of the preliminary experiments. Additional studies were carried out at Prague Asterix Laser Source (PALS) by means of a iodine pulsed laser at 1015 W/cm2, which produces a high density–high temperature plasma. The description of the ablation effects of metals and the study of the film deposition on different substrates will be presented. Preliminary investigations on heavy ions implantation will be also outlined.
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