多电荷态气脉冲式ECR离子源(摘要)

A new type of pulse sources of multicharged ions,namely,a quasi-gasdynamic ECR source is propose.Its main difference from the classical ECR ion sources is a different,quasi-gasdynamic regime of plasma confinement in a magnetic trap.A zero-dimensional model was constructed that describes gas breakdown, formation of charge state distribution in a plasma,and plasma flux through the plugs of the trap.A wide spectrum of model experimental studies was covered.Plasma was produced and heated by a pulse(1ms) gyrotron at the frequency of 37.5GHz and power of 100kW in a cusp magnetic trap with magnetic field in plugs up to 2.5T.Such a trap has axisymmetric configuration and allows one to realize a quasi-gasdynamic regime of confinement with reliable stabilization of MHD perturbations.It was demonstrated that with such a confinement regime it is possible to generate multicharged ions and create intense(more than 1A/cm~2)ion fluxes through the trap plugs.Comparison of results of calculations and data of experiments shows that they are in a good agreement,which allows us to predict with a high degree of certainty creation of an ECR source of a new generation. The data obtained were used to design a pulse quasi-gasdynamic ECR ion source with pumping at the frequency of 100GHz,effective trap size lm,average ion charge in plasma comparable with that in the best classical MCI ECR sources but with an order of magnitude higher flux density and absolute magnitude of plasma flux through trap plugs.Creation of intense plasma fluxes allows one to extract high-current MCI beams of high brightness.Transverse homogeneity of a plasma flux makes it possible to use multi-aperture extraction system for formation on broad intense MCI beams.     

微波技术对ECR离子源性能的影响

The coupling between microwave generators and ECR ion sources(ECRIS)is a key point for the design of the new generation ECRIS as well as for the optimization of the existing ones.The electromagnetic characterization of the plasma chamber where the ionization phenomena take place is a fundamental starting point to understand and model such process.In such effort the complex structures of the injection and extraction flanges together with the large dimensions of the chamber and the high frequencies that are typically used make impossible an analytical solution and also create great difficulties in the modelling even with state-of- art electromagnetic simulators(CST,HFSS),In the following paper the results of some numerical calculations for the optimum plasma chamber excitation will be presented along with the experimental measurements carried out with the SERSE ion source at INFN-LNS.A campaign of measurements is also planned to further investigate the microwave coupling and the mode excitation,which determines the efficiency of the ECR plasma heating.     

Effect of single point defect on the confinement losses of air-guiding photonic bandgap fibers

The confinement losses in air-guiding photonic bandgap fibers (PBGFs) with air hole missing are studied with full-vector finite-element method. It is confirmed that there are two loss peaks (1.555 and 1.598 μm), if there is a hole missing in the cladding far from the core. The closer to the core the hole missing is, the larger the confinement losses are, even no mode could propagate in the core. The main power of the fundamental mode leaks from the core to the cladding defect. The quality of PBGFs can be improved through controlling the number and position of defects.     

Properties of plasma radiation during discharges with improved confinement on HL-2A Tokamak

In the recent experiment on the HL-2A tokamak,two types of improved confinement regimes have been achieved in different configurations.One is the improved confinement regime in limiter configuration during electron cyclotron resonant heating (ECRH),characterized by a sharp decrease in H α emission accompanied by an increase in the total radiation of plasma,the line averaged electron density and the stored energy of plasma.The other is high confinement regime (H-mode) in divertor configuration during a combination of ECRH and Neutral beam injection (NBI) heating,characterized with edge localized modes (ELMs) besides the features mentioned above.The ELMs are found to be localized on the plasma edge (r/a ≥ 0.8),causing average losses of particles and stored energy in the ranges of about 1-3% and 3-5% respectively during a single ELM event.So far,the ELMs observed in the HL-2A are type III ELMs with low amplitude and high repetition frequency in a range from 200 Hz to 350 Hz.An investigation of the radiated power density profiles shows that radiative cooling effect plays a significant role in the transition back to the L-mode and the triggering of ELM events.     

Effect of single point defects on the confinement losses of air-guiding photonic bandgap fibers

The confinement losses in air-guiding photonic bandgap fibers (PBGFs) with air hole missing are studied with the full-vector finite-element method. It is confirmed that there are two loss peaks (1.555 and 1.598 μm) if there is a hole missing in the cladding far from the core. The closer to the core the hole missing is, the larger the confinement losses are, and even no mode could propagate in the core. The main power of the fundamental mode leaks from the core to the cladding defect. The quality of PBGFs can be improved through controlling the number and position of defects.     

在JYFL开展的研究工作：等离子体势的测量、电子加热的模拟、JYFL-MMPS及高温炉子

Extensive plasma potential measurements have been carried out using a device developed at JYFL. In this article the main results of the measurements will be summarized.A new simulation code to study the electron heating is being developed.One objective of the code is to determine the change of the electron loss cone when the magnetic field component of the electromagnetic wave is taken into account along with the permittivity of the plasma.As a part of the work,accurate X-ray measurements have been initiated. A new plasma chamber based on the MMPS-concept(Modified MultiPole Structure)has successfully been constructed and tested with the JYFL 6.4GHz ECRIS.The results and conclusions will be presented elsewhere in these proceedings.In the same article,a new concept of ECRIS and first results will be presented.The active development work of evaporation ovens has been carried out in a joint European collaboration(ISIBHI). The objective of the task is to make the operation of the oven reliable at 2000℃for several days.Both resistively and inductively heated ovens have been studied and further developed.The status of this work will be presented.     

Surface enhancement of molecular ion H_2~+ yield in a 2.45-GHz electron–cyclotron resonance ion source

High current hydrogen molecular ion beam is obtained with a specially designed stainless steel liner permanent magnet2.45-GHz electron–cyclotron resonance(ECR) ion source(PMECR II) at Peking University(PKU). To further understand the physics of the hydrogen generation process inside a plasma chamber, theoretical and experimental investigations on the liner material of the plasma chamber in different running conditions are carried out. Several kinds of materials, stainless steel(SS), tantalum(Ta), quartz, and aluminum(Al) are selected in our study. Experimental results show that stainless steel and tantalum are much better than others in H~+_2 generation. During the experiment, an increasing trend in H~+_2 fraction is observed with stainless steel liner after O_2 discharge inside the ion source. Surface analyses show that the roughness change on the surface after O_2 discharge may be responsible for this phenomenon. After these studies, the pure current of H~+_2 ions can reach 42.3 mA with a fraction of 52.9%. More details are presented in this paper.     

75GHz ECR等离子体

A Simple Mirror Ion Source with 75GHz pumping(SMIS 75)has been created.The confinement system is a mirror trap with magnetic field in the plug up to 5T,variable length 15—20cm and mirror ratio 3—5.Plasma heating is performed by the microwave radiation of a gyrotron(frequency 75GHz,power up to 200kW,pulse duration up to 150μs).The first results on plasma creation,heating and confinement are presented.Gas discharge conditions and charge state distributions are investigated.The main features of the plasma are high density and short confinement time.Plasma is confined in the trap in quasi-gas-dynamic regime.This means very short rising time and very dense plasma flux.     

超导ECR离子源DECRIS-SC2

A new compact version of the"liquid He-free"superconducting Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source,to be used as an injector for the U-400M cyclotron,is presently under construction at the FLNR in collaboration with LHE(JINR).The axial magnetic field of the source is created by the superconducting magnet,and the NdFeB hexapole is used for the radial plasma confinement.The microwave frequency of 14GHz will be used for ECR plasma heating.The DECRIS-SC2 superconducting magnet is designed for the induction of a magnetic field on the axis of the source of up to 1.4T(extraction side)and 1.9T(injection side) at nominal current of 75A.Cooling of the coils is carried out by CM cryocooler with cooling power of 1W at the temperature 4.5K.The basic design features of the superconducting magnet and of the ion source are presented.The main parts of the source are in production.The first beam test of the source is expected in the beginning of 2007.     

NIRS的ECR离子源现状

Four ECR ion sources have been operated in National Institute of Radiological Sciences(NIRS). Two ECR ion sources supply various ion species for the Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba(HIMAC). The 10GHz NIRS-ECR ion source mainly produces C~(2 ) ions for the heavy-ion therapy.Ions of Si,Ar,Fe,Kr and Xe are usually produced by the 18GHz NIRS-HEC ion source for physical and biological experiments.The other two compact ECR ion sources with all permanent magnet configuration have been developed for the new generation carbon therapy facility.One of these,the Kei-source,is a prototype which has been installed to the NIRS-930 cyclotron for axial injection.The other source,Kei2-source,is a demonstration source and utilized for the new generation Linac.In addition,both Kei sources have been used to study fundamental properties. In this paper,present status of the ion sources and recent developments are reported.     

ECR离子源束流发射度的实验研究

利用最新自行研制的电扫描发射度探测系统, 在ECR离子源上进行了一系列关于ECR离子源引出束流发射度的研究. 这套电扫描发射度探测系统安装在中国科学院近代物理研究所(兰州)的LECR3试验平台的束运线上. 试验中, 通过测量相关参数, 研究了磁场、微波、掺气效应及负偏压效应等对引出束流发射度的影响. 利用实验所得的结果与关于ECR等离子体和离子源束流发射度的半经验理论, 分析推导了离子源各可调参数与ECR等离子体的直接关系, 这为分析探索ECR离子源的工作机制提供了一定的参考依据.     

圆筒电极对离子磁电加热的影响

高效的磁电加热不仅能够提高电子回旋共振(ECR)等离子体的离子温度,还能改善离子的径向和轴向分布,促进ECR等离子体在化学气相沉积金刚石膜刻蚀中的应用.将磁电加热系统中的圆环电极改进为圆筒电极,研究了圆筒电极对离子磁电加热的影响,对比了圆筒和圆环电极加热离子的区别.结果表明:在同一阳极偏压下,圆筒比圆环电极更有利于提高离子温度,圆筒电极加热时各径向位置的离子温度升高的幅度较大,其中圆筒电极内部的离子温度径向分布差异较大,而圆筒下游的离子温度径向分布比较均匀;磁电加热对离子密度的影响很小;采用圆筒电极加热时,有利于离子向轴向下游的输运,改善了离子的轴向均匀性.     

Understanding hydrogen plasma processes based on the diagnostic results of 2.45 GHz ECRIS at Peking University

Optical emission spectroscopy(OES), as a simple in situ method without disturbing the plasma, has been performed for the plasma diagnosis of a 2.45 GHz permanent magnet electron cyclotron resonance(PMECR) ion source at Peking University(PKU). A spectrum measurement platform has been set up with the quartz-chamber electron cyclotron resonance(ECR) ion source [Patent Number: ZL 201110026605.4] and experiments were carried out recently. The electron temperature and electron density inside the ECR plasma chamber have been measured with the method of line intensity ratio of noble gas. Hydrogen plasma processes inside the discharge chamber are discussed based on the diagnostic results. What is more, the superiority of the method of line intensity ratio of noble gas is indicated with a comparison to line intensity ratio of hydrogen. Details will be presented in this paper.     

宽带微波馈入对于具有常规磁场构型的ECR离子源性能的提高

As clearly demonstrated at several laboratories,the performances of electron-cyclotron resonance (ECR)ion sources can be enhanced by increasing the physical sizes(volumes)of embedded ECR zones.En- larged ECR zones have been achieved by engineering the central magnetic field region of these sources so they are uniformly-distributed"volumes"in resonance with single-frequency rf power.Alternatively,the number of ECR surfaces in conventional minimum-B geometry sources can be increased by heating their plasmas with multiple,discrete frequency microwave radiation.Broadband rf power offers a simple,low cost and arguably more effective means for increasing the physical sizes of the ECR zones within the latter source type.In this article,theoretical arguments are made in support of the volume effect and the charge-state enhancing ef- fects of broadband microwave radiation(bandwidth:200MHz)plasma heating are demonstrated by comparing the high-charge-states of Ar ion beams,produced by powering a conventional minimum-B geometry,6.4GHz ECR ion source,equipped with a biased disk,with those produced by conventional bandwidth(bandwidth:～1.5MHz)radiation.     

ECR离子源外电子注入技术研究

使用电子枪对ECR（Electron Cyclotron Resonance）等离子体注入外电子束是继铝衬弧腔、偏压盘之后,对等离子体电子的额外补充的又一种手段,通过向弧腔中注入一定能量与流强的电子束,以期提高引出束流的流强与电荷态。但由于该方法可控参数繁多,经验积累与报道资料都很少,且设计与操作远不如偏压盘等手段简便,故一直未能得到深入研究。通过以三维仿真软件CST粒子工作室对注入到弧腔电子束的运动轨迹的模拟结果为依据、以18 GHz ECR蒸发冷却源为平台,进行了ECR等离子体注入电子束的实验,结果表明:在一定实验条件下,当注入电子束能量超过1 800 eV时,会产生一种引出的离子束流的激增现象。在这个现象中,脉冲与直流的流强均比未注入电子时要高,束流电荷态向高价方向移动,且可通过控制实验条件来控制这种现象。最后对于这种电子并未通过共振面,却能起到提高电荷态与流强的作用进行了分析与讨论,并认为该现象在改善直流束与脉冲束性能的方面都有着积极的意义。The injection of the electron beam into the ECR (Electron Cyclotron Resonance)plasma by electron gun is a new method for the additional supplementary of the plasma electron, following the aluminum chamber wall and the bias plate, we are expecting for the higher current and charge state of the ion beam with it. However, because of the controllable parameter's variety, the lack of the accumulation of experience and data, and the shortage of convenience in designing and experimental practicing compared by biased disk and other means,it has always not been intensively studied. In this article, we take the 18 GHz ECR Ion Source using evaporative cooling technique as experimental platform, do the experiment of injecting electron into ECR plasma base on the simulation result of the electron beam's path in ECR's chamber by the 3D simulation software CST the particle studio. It shows that a pulsing leap of the current of the extracting ion beam appears when the injecting electron's energy is above 1 800 eV. In the mean time, the top of the pulse and the average current of the ion beam rises, the ionization state moves to a higher level. This phenomenon can be turned on and off by controlling the experimental condition. At the last part of the article, we discuss this improvement of the current and charge state of the ion beam despite of the position's missing between the injection of electron beam and the resonance surface, and hold the opinion that this phenomenon is positive to both pulsed and direct beam.     

LECR2离子源的改造及初步运行结果

The Latest developed LECR2M (Lanzhou ECR No.2 Modified)source is the updated one of LECR2(Lanzhou ECR No.2)source at IMP.It has been assembled on the low energy ion beam experimental platform to produce MCI beams for atomic physics and material pllysics experimental research.In our updating program,the structure of injection and extraction components has been modified to make the source structure more simple and effective.The hexapole magnet has also been replaced by a new hexapole magnet with higher radial field and larger inner diameter.With this updating,stronger magnetic field confinement of the ECR plasma is possible and better base vacuum condition is also achieved.LECR2M was designed to be operated at 14.5GHz.During the preliminary test.1.3emA O6 beam was extracted with the injected rf power of 1.1kW.The source has been used to deliver intense MCI beams for different experiments.After some discussion of the main features of this newly updated source,some of the typical commissioning test results of LECR2M will be presented.     

氧等离子体刻蚀CVD金刚石膜的影响机理

采用电子回旋共振(ECR)等离子体在不同的磁场位形和工作气压下刻蚀化学气相沉积(CVD)金刚石膜,运用双探针和离子灵敏探针法对等离子体进行了诊断,研究了等离子体参数对刻蚀效果的影响。结果表明:磁场由发散场向收敛场转变时,离子温度、电子温度和等离子体密度都随之增大,刻蚀效果逐渐增强;当工作气压由低气压向高气压变化时,等离子体参数先增大后减小,CVD金刚石膜表面粗糙度降低程度也出现了相同的趋势。     

对ECR离子源多极磁场结构的改进

Experiments have shown that especially the radial magnetic field component plays a crucial role in the production of highly charged ions with Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Sources(ECRIS).However, in several room temperature operating ECRISs the radial magnetic field strength is below the optimum value, mainly due to the limits in permanent magnet technology.Remarkable radial magnetic field improvement can be reached with a relatively simple and cost-effective idea called Modified MultiPole Structure(MMPS).The MMPS differs strongly from the former structures because here the magnetic field is increased only locally without affecting the plasma size.The idea was studied experimentally with a new MMPS plasma chamber prototype,which was designed and constructed for the JYFL 6.4GHz ECRIS.The new chamber is versatile and made it possible to perform several new types of measurements.These showed that the MMPS is especially applicable to increase very high charge-state ion production.Typically the ion current increases more than a factor of 2 in the case of highly charged ions such as Ar~(16 ).