Radioactive Ion Sources
Accelerator Physics
2014-04-03 v1 Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of the basic requirements for ion sources designed and operated in radioactive ion beam facilities. The facilities where these sources are operated exploit the isotope separation online (ISOL) technique, in which a target is combined with an ion source to maximize the secondary beam intensity and chemical element selectivity. Three main classes of sources are operated, namely surface-type ion sources, arc discharge-type ion sources, and finally radio-frequency-heated plasma-type ion sources.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1404.0515,
title = {Radioactive Ion Sources},
author = {T. Stora},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.0515},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
19 pages, contribution to the CAS-CERN Accelerator School: Ion Sources, Senec, Slovakia, 29 May - 8 June 2012, edited by R. Bailey, CERN-2013-007