Magnetic structure for a superconducting variable frequency electron cyclotron resonance ion source

Electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source are, at present, the leading source of highly charged DC beams of positive ions. Fully stripped light ions through argon have been obtained, and ionization levels of 25-35 electrons removed have been obtained for heavy mass species. Major applications of ECR ion sources for highly charged ions now include approximately 30 nuclear, atomic, and high-energy physics laboratories worldwide.<
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