Development of the C(6+) laser ablation ion source for the KEK digital accelerator

Naoya Munemoto; Ken Takayama; Susumu Takano; Masahiro Okamura; Masahumi Kumaki

doi:10.1063/1.4862211

Development of the C(6+) laser ablation ion source for the KEK digital accelerator

Rev Sci Instrum. 2014 Feb;85(2):02B922. doi: 10.1063/1.4862211.

Authors

Naoya Munemoto¹, Ken Takayama¹, Susumu Takano², Masahiro Okamura³, Masahumi Kumaki⁴

Affiliations

¹ Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan.
² High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan.
³ Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000, USA.
⁴ RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.

PMID: 24593627
DOI: 10.1063/1.4862211

Abstract

A laser ion source that provides a fully ionized carbon ion beam is under joint development at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Long-pulse (6 ns) and short-pulse (500 ps) laser systems were tested by using them to irradiate a graphite target. Notable differences between the systems were observed in these experiments. Preliminary experimental results, such as the charge-state spectrum, beam intensity, and stability, are discussed.