The CERN laser–ion source

J. Collier; G. Hall; H. Haseroth; H. Kugler; A. Kuttenberger; K. Langbein; R. Scrivens; T. Sherwood; J. Tambini; B. Sharkov; A. Shumshurov; K. Masek

doi:10.1017/S0263034600010041

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This paper describes the first results of a feasibility study undertaken at CERN to determine whether a laser-produced plasma can be used as a source of intense highly charged heavy ion beams. A variety of important measurements have been made, and the results are encouraging. Furthermore, a beam of highly charged light ions produced by the laser ion source has been accelerated successfully in a radio frequency quadrupole (RFQ) structure.

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