title: Design of a compact electron cyclotron resonance ion source for medium charge state light ions.
abstract: At the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization we are developing a new isotope ratio mass spectrometer based on the measurement of multiple charge state ions. We have carried out a review of our existing ECR ion source and identified a number of design flaws. For the new instrument, we are producing a new ECR source and have refined the design, in particular by using 3D simulations to improve the magnetic confinement field and by a combination of simulations and experiments to improve the design of the microwave coupling.
authors.affiliation: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, Sydney, NSW 2234, Australia. dbu@ansto.gov.au
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Button
authors.forename: M A C
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hotchkis
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Milford