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Zavodszky, P.A.

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MO6RFP035 Performance Investigation of the NSCL 18 GHz Superconducting ECR Ion Source SUSI 432
 
  • G. Machicoane, C. Benatti, D.G. Cole, M. Doleans, O.K. Kester, F. Marti, X. Wu, P.A. Zavodszky, C. Zhang
    NSCL, East Lansing, Michigan
 
 

Funding: Supported by the National Science Foundation under grant PHY-0110253


The construction of the SUperconducting Source for Ions (SUSI), a 3rd generation Superconducting ECR ion source for the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University has been completed and commissioning of the source is ongoing. SUSI operates primarily at 18GHz and is scheduled to replace the 6.4 GHz SC-ECR for injection in the coupled cyclotron later this year. Excellent performances during commissioning have been obtained with SUSI for the production of highly charged ions for both metallic and gas elements and will be presented. A set of six solenoid coils gives SUSI the capability to modify the length and the position of the resonant zone and also to adjust the gradient of the axial magnetic field near the resonance. The impact of this flexible magnetic field profile on the ion beam production and the charge state distribution is actively studied and will be discussed. Emittance measurements of the ion beam extracted from SUSI have been performed and will also be presented.