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Description
The electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source DECRIS-3 of the DC-60 cyclotron* is one of the key components of the accelerator complex. It can operate both as an injector of heavy ions into the cyclotron to produce high-energy ion beams, and in standalone mode, providing low-energy beams. The ECR-source, as part of the DC-60 heavy-ion accelerator, was commissioned in 2006.
To ensure the successful implementation of the scientific and technical programs carried out on the accelerator in 2025, a modernization of the ion source was completed. The main goal of the upgrade was to increase the beam intensity and improve the operational stability of the DECRIS-3 source. For this purpose, a technical specification was developed that included the complete replacement of the following systems:
1. Magnetic system: hexapole, front and rear plugs, and additional iron elements.
2. Plasma chamber.
3. Microwave injection and working-substance feed assembly (short-circuit plunger).
4. Turbo-pump insulator mounting unit.
5. Vacuum-volume components.
The source employs three methods of ion production: ionization from gaseous media, heating of materials using a micro-oven, and evaporation of metal-organic compounds.
The modernization of the DECRIS-3 ECR-source has significantly improved the beam current of highly charged ions. A brief overview of the ongoing scientific work and technical cooperation based on the DC-60 facility was also presented.
Footnotes
Zdorovets M.V., Ivanov I.A., Koloberdin M.V., Kozin S.G., Alexandrenko V.V., Sambayev Y.K., Kurakhmedov A.E., Ryskulov A.E. Accelerator complex based on DC-60 cyclotron // Proc. 24th RuPAC. – 2014. – P. 287-289.
Funding Agency
This work was supported by the program BR23891530 “Development of integrated scientific research in nuclear and radiation physics on the basis of Kazakhstan’s accelerator complexes” of the ARK AE.
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