At CERN, a high performance negative ion (NI) source is required for the 160 MeV H− linear accelerator Linac4. The source is planned to produce 80 mA of H− with an emittance of 0.25 mm mradN-RMS which is technically and scientifically very challenging. The optimization of the NI source requires a deep understanding of the underling physics concerning the production and extraction of the negative ions. The extraction mechanism from the negative ion source is complex involving a magnetic filter in order to cool down electrons’ temperature. The ONIX (Orsay Negative Ion eXtraction) code is used to address this problem. The ONIX is a selfconsistent 3D electrostatic code using Particles-in-Cell Monte Carlo Collisions (PIC-MCC) approach. It was written to handle the complex boundary conditions between plasma, source walls, and beam formation at the extraction hole. Both, the positive extraction potential (25kV) and the magnetic field map are taken from the experimental set-up, in construction at CERN. This contribution focuses on the modeling of two different extractors (IS01, IS02) of the Linac4 ion sources. The most efficient extraction system is analyzed via numerical parametric studies. The influence of aperture’s geometry and the strength of the magnetic filter field on the extracted electron and NI current will be discussed. The NI production of sources based on volume extraction and cesiated surface are also compared.
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8 February 2013
THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NEGATIVE IONS, BEAMS AND SOURCES (NIBS 2012)
3–7 September 2012
Jyväskylä, Finland
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February 08 2013
Numerical modeling of the Linac4 negative ion source extraction region by 3D PIC-MCC code ONIX
S. Mochalskyy;
S. Mochalskyy
LPGP UMR 8578: CNRS Université Paris Sud, Orsay,
France
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T. Minea;
T. Minea
LPGP UMR 8578: CNRS Université Paris Sud, Orsay,
France
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A. F. Lifschitz;
A. F. Lifschitz
LPGP UMR 8578: CNRS Université Paris Sud, Orsay,
France
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D. Steyaert
D. Steyaert
CERN-ABP, Genève,
Switzerland
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AIP Conf. Proc. 1515, 31–40 (2013)
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S. Mochalskyy, J. Lettry, T. Minea, A. F. Lifschitz, C. Schmitzer, O. Midttun, D. Steyaert; Numerical modeling of the Linac4 negative ion source extraction region by 3D PIC-MCC code ONIX. AIP Conf. Proc. 8 February 2013; 1515 (1): 31–40. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4792767
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