Low-charge-state ion production by a laser ion source for the TIARA ion implanter

Ion implanters require various kinds of heavy-ion beams in low-charge states for material science experiments. For this purpose, a laser ion source has been developed for the ion implanter at Takasaki Ion Accelerators for Advanced Radiation Application. In this study, we investigated the particle nu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of scientific instruments 2020-01, Vol.91 (1), p.013305-013305
Hauptverfasser: Yamada, K., Kashiwagi, H.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Ion implanters require various kinds of heavy-ion beams in low-charge states for material science experiments. For this purpose, a laser ion source has been developed for the ion implanter at Takasaki Ion Accelerators for Advanced Radiation Application. In this study, we investigated the particle number of ions per laser pulse for each charge state in the laser-produced carbon plasma. In the experiment, the carbon plasma was generated from a graphite target using a Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm wavelength, 5 ns pulse width) at a laser energy of 37.5 mJ, 28.3 mJ, or 15.6 mJ. The particle number of ions in the plasma was evaluated from the time-integrated value of each ion-charge-state’s current signal by placing the focusing lens at various positions. We found that the particle number of carbon ions was the highest for singly charged ions at all laser energies, with particle number in the order of 1010 ions obtained at a 1-m distance from the target surface.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.5128570