title: A negative ion source test facility.
abstract: Progress is being made in the development of an Ion Source Test Facility (ISTF) by D-Pace Inc. in collaboration with Buckley Systems Ltd. in Auckland, NZ. The first phase of the ISTF is to be commissioned in October 2015 with the second phase being commissioned in March 2016. The facility will primarily be used for the development and the commercialization of ion sources. It will also be used to characterize and further develop various D-Pace Inc. beam diagnostic devices.
authors.affiliation: D-Pace, Inc., P.O. Box 201, Nelson, British Columbia V1L 5P9, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melanson
authors.affiliation: D-Pace, Inc., P.O. Box 201, Nelson, British Columbia V1L 5P9, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dehnel
authors.affiliation: D-Pace, Inc., P.O. Box 201, Nelson, British Columbia V1L 5P9, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Potkins
authors.affiliation: D-Pace, Inc., P.O. Box 201, Nelson, British Columbia V1L 5P9, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Theroux
authors.affiliation: D-Pace, Inc., P.O. Box 201, Nelson, British Columbia V1L 5P9, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hollinger
authors.affiliation: D-Pace, Inc., P.O. Box 201, Nelson, British Columbia V1L 5P9, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Buckley Systems Ltd., 6 Bowden Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Philpott
authors.affiliation: D-Pace, Inc., P.O. Box 201, Nelson, British Columbia V1L 5P9, Canada.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: D-Pace, Inc., P.O. Box 201, Nelson, British Columbia V1L 5P9, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jackle
authors.affiliation: Buckley Systems Ltd., 6 Bowden Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Buckley Systems Ltd., 6 Bowden Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Buckley Systems Ltd., 6 Bowden Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Buckley Systems Ltd., 6 Bowden Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060, New Zealand.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coad
authors.affiliation: D-Pace, Inc., P.O. Box 201, Nelson, British Columbia V1L 5P9, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Withington