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Initial Commissioning of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) Scaled Negative Penning Ion Source |
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- D.C. Faircloth, S.R. Lawrie, T. Rutter, M. Whitehead, T. Wood
STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
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A new high duty factor, scaled Penning surface plasma source is being developed at RAL. This paper provides initial commissioning results. A stable high-current (up to 100 A) pulsed discharge is obtained, but the anode overheats, caused by poor thermal contact at elevated temperatures. The overheating anode yields a noisy discharge, with low output current, and makes high duty factor operation impossible. The performance of a thermal interface material for aperture plate (plasma electrode) cooling is detailed. An update on the cathode heaters is provided. The anode to source-body fit is analysed at different temperatures for different combinations of mechanical tolerances. This offers insights when compared to ISIS operational sources. A new anode with modified tolerance dimensions for improved fit is being manufactured and will be tested in June 2016.
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