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High-frequency ECR ion sources are of paramount importance for high-power accelerators, as they provide the high-intensity ion beams required for nuclear physics experiments.
For several years, LPSC has been developing and refining a 60 GHz ECR ion source. Following the decommissioning of the SEISM source (Sixty-gigahertz Ion Source using Megawatt magnets), which relied on resistive copper coils for magnetic confinement, a new 60 GHz ECR source featuring superconducting coils is currently under construction. This new source, named CHIPS² (Cusp High Ion density Plasma Superconducting Source), aims to deliver high-intensity multicharged ion beams close to 100 mA, thanks to a significantly larger plasma volume (21 liters vs. 33 cl for SEISM) and an upgraded 60 GHz gyrotron operating in continuous wave mode.
This paper presents recent results on the progress and construction of the source coils, the advancement in the gyrotron control and automation system, as well as strategic choices and the preliminary design of the extraction system. These developments are crucial steps toward achieving the complex goal of generating a very high-intensity ion beam.
| Classification | MC2: New concepts and next generation sources |
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