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1Graduate School of Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan. mwada@mail.doshisha.ac.jp
Abstract:
A compact E x B mass separator that deflects beam by 30 degrees has been designed and built to prove its principle of operation. The main part of the separator is contained in a shielding box of 11 cm long, 9 cm wide, and 1.5 cm high. An electromagnet of 7 cm pole diameter produced variable magnetic field in the mass separation region instead of a couple of permanent magnets which is to be used in the final design. The experimental result agreed well with the theoretical prediction, and larger mass ions is bent with less magnetic field with the aid of the deflection electric field. The reduction in resolving power for mass separation due to the deflection electric field has been investigated experimentally.
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