title: First operation of the charge-breeder electron-cyclotron-resonance ion source at the Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute.
abstract: The 14.5 GHz electron-cyclotron-resonance ion source (ECRIS) designed and fabricated specifically for charge breeding has been installed at the Texas A&M University Cyclotron Institute for use in the institute's ongoing radioactive-ion-beam upgrade. The initial testing of the source has just begun with magnetic analysis of the ECRIS beam. The source has only been conditioning for a brief time at low microwave power, and it is continuing to improve. After the source has been conditioned and characterized, charge-breeding trials with stable beams from a singly ionizing source will begin.
authors.affiliation: Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA. may@comp.tamu.edu
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tabacaru
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Abegglen
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Cornelius