RF Plasma source for a Heavy Ion Fusion injector

We have performed a series of experiments on an RF plasma source. A 80-kV 20-μs source has produced up to 5 mA of Ar+ in a single beamlet and we measured the emittance of a beamlet, its energy spread, and the fraction of ions in higher charge states. We have also tested a 50-kV 61-hole multi-beamlet array. Two upcoming experiments are being prepared: the first experiment will test full-gradient extraction and transport of 61 beamlets through the first four electrodes, and the second experiment will converge 119 beamlets into an ESQ channel at one-quarter scaled voltage of a 1.6 MV HIF injector.