Dresden EBIS-SC
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product name: Dresden EBIS-SC
product category: superconducting ion sources
catalog no.: 20004
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The EBIS-SC is a compact superconducting ion source based on modern principles of low temperature physics and electronbeam technology. In addition, it is capable of producing high and low charged ions of almost any element.

technical parameters:

• electron current: up to 1 A
• electron energy: up to 30 keV
• ionization factor: > 1 ∙ 1022 e/cm2
• electron current density: > 1000 A/cm2
• B-field on axis: 6 T
• ion trap length: 20 cm
• number of drift tubes: 8
• LHe-free superconducting magnet
• adjustable distance between anode and cathode
• adjustable B-field at cathode
• two spectroscopic observation ports
• ion extraction with integrated Einzel-lens

Applications in basic research:

Application in combination with accelerators for medical sector or as a charge breeder and ion trap injector

Study of interaction between ions and solid state surfaces

• enhancement of abrasion resistance by ion implanting in micrometer scale
• phase transition in magneto-optical films
• measurements of energy degradation and penetration depth into solid state materials
• atomic displacement on solid state surfaces by electrostatic ion potentials
• calorimetric analysis of highly charged ions’ energy losses in solid state materials
• production of surface-near nano clusters by interaction with highly charged ions
• hollow atoms and intensification of X-radiation (high inverted electron configurations)
• fragmentation of bio-molecules (interaction with biomolecules and DNA fragmentation effects)
• detection of surface-hydrogen contamination
• projection X-ray microscopy

Advantages of EBIS-SC for medical applications

• The Dresden EBIS-SC provides ion pulses of H+, H2+, C6+, O8+ and other ions with adequate intensities.
• Pulse width variable from single-turn to multi-turn injection into medical synchrotrons.
• Providing C6+ ions directly reduces the Linac dimensions.
• It abandons an additional stripper device for converting C4+ into C6+
• C6+ in combination with H2+ relaxes the accelerator design by reducing the dynamic range of magnetic rigidities by a factor of 2.
• A higher purity of the extracted beam compared with beams from conventional sources.
• There are no relevant triangular aberations for beam transport and injection into an RF-Linac.
• The long-term stability of the source and its outstanding beam emittance.
• The short switching time for projectile changes and the fast intensity variation 1:100 within milliseconds.

the scope of delivery includes:

cathode potential psu high voltage
cathode potential psu high voltage
cathode heating
cathode heating
extraction psu
extraction psu


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