Abstract
Intense beams of heavy ions with medium charge states (1.3 mA of Ar8+, 200 μA of Xe20+) have been produced from a RIKEN 18 GHz electron cyclotron resonance ion source (ECRIS) using various kinds of techniques, e.g., utilization of an aluminum cylinder and a biased disk, and optimization of the plasma electrode position. Furthermore, we have recently constructed two superconducting ECRISs (operational frequencies of 14 and 18 Hz) which have unique characteristics, i.e., they do not need liquid He to obtain the superconductivity of solenoid coils and utilize the G–M refrigerator instead. These sources are suitable to generate intense beams of heavy ions with very high charge states. We obtained 10 μA of Xe30+, 5 μA of Xe33+, and 1.5 μA of Xe36+ at a radio frequency power of 700 W (14 GHz microwave) without using the gas mixing method. Through various experiments, we confirmed that not only the magnetic field strength and microwave power but also the characteristics of the plasma chamber surface play the essential role for the production of highly charged heavy ions.
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