• Concept of multipole magnetic field rotation in ECRIS

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      Magnetic well; multipole field rotation; electric field generation; particle orbit; plasma containment

    • Abstract

       

      The conventional type of magnetic well is formed by superposition of two types of magnetic field, axial bumpy field and radial multipole field. It is used to contain plasma that consists of neutrals, ions and electrons. These particles are in constant motion in the well and energetic electrons create plasma by violent collisions with neutrals and ions. The confined electrons are constantly heated by ECR technique in the presence of magnetic field. In this paper it has been shown theoretically that how the electron motion is influenced in terms of heating, containment and azimuthal uniformity of plasma, by the axial rotation of the multipole magnetic field [1,2]. Afterwards, the feasibility of achieving a rotating magnetic multipole field is discussed to some extent. And it is seen that it is not beyond the capability of the scientific community in the present scenario of the advanced technology. Presently, it can be achieved for lesser field and slightly larger size of the multipole electromagnet and can be used for improvement of the ECR ion source (ECRIS).

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      MH Rashid1 RK Bhandari1

      1. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Sector-1, Block-AF, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 700 064, India
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  • Pramana – Journal of Physics | News

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