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Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s1.61-s1.62 (2005)
DOI: 10.1140/epjad/i2005-06-126-9
Commissioning of the ion beam buncher and cooler for LEBIT
T. Sun1, 2, S. Schwarz1, G. Bollen1, 2, D. Lawton1, R. Ringle1, 2 and P. Schury1, 21 NSCL, Michigan State University, 48824-1321, East Lansing, MI, USA
2 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, 48824-2320, East Lansing, MI, USA
sun@nscl.msu.edu
(Received 20 December 2004 / Published online 9 August 2005)
Abstract
A radiofrequency-quadrupole ion accumulator and buncher has been set-up for the low-energy-beam and ion-trap (LEBIT) facility, which is in its final commissioning phase at the NSCL/MSU. The buncher is a cryogenic system with separated cooling and accumulation stages, optimized for excellent beam quality and high performance. The completed set-up of the LEBIT ion buncher is presented as well as first experimental results on pulse forming and beam properties.
PACS41.85.Ja - Beam transport.
29.25.Rm - Sources of radioactive nuclei. Correspondence: sun@nscl.msu.edu
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