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Development of a pulsed radio frequency ignited multicusp-free negative hydrogen ion source
Dharmraj V Ghodke1, R K Khare1, Rajnish Kumar1
1Proton Linac Development Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore 452 013, India.
Abstract:
A multicusp-free external antenna based radio frequency (RF) negative hydrogen (H-) ion source was developed to produce 16 mA of H- ion current at -50 kVDC accelerating voltage operated with a pulse width of 2 ms at 2 Hz repetition rate. A pulsed RF igniter system is devised for generating the initial electron and ion pairs required to generate the main plasma in the pulsed mode. This pulsed RF igniter reliably starts ignition with a hydrogen gas flow rate in the range of 18-50 standard cubic centimeter per minute (SCCM). This system eliminates the need of igniter in continuous operation although it is operated in low power mode. This source operating at a low average power and without any moving parts can be expected to have a superior lifetime. This paper describes the development and operational characteristics of the pulsed RF ignited H- ion source.
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