Production of high intensity nickel-ion beams with high isotope purity with the metal ions from volatile compound (MIVOC) method

Abstract

The paper presents measurements on the production of high intensity Nickel-ion beams with high isotopic purity with the Metal Ions from Volatile Compound (MIVOC) method. Commercial Nickelocene (Ni(C5H5)2) with natural abundance, in-house produced 99 % enriched 60-Nickelocene and in-house produced 98 % enriched 62-Nickelocene were investigated with a 14.5GHz ECRIS4. Measurements of mass over charge spectra and beam intensity are discussed. The procedure of the synthesis of enriched Nickelocene was developed in the iThemba LABS target laboratory and is described in the paper. The in-house synthesis of metallocenes from enriched materials allows for new ion beams with intensities not possible so far.