Ion source development for the on-line isotope separator at JAEA

A forced electron beam induced arc discharge (FEBIAD-B2) type ion source and a surface ionization type one with a uranium target have been developed for the JAEA-ISOL. The ion sources were utilized to produce medium-heavy neutron-rich radioactive ion beams for acceleration with Tokai radioactive ion accelerator complex (TRIAC). In the FEBIAD-B2 type ion source, a target container containing about 1 g/cm(2) of (UCx)-U-238 target is directly attached to a plasma chamber. While the surface ionization type one, (UCx)-U-238 target is located inside the ion Source as an internal target. With both ion sources, about 100 isotopes produced in the proton-induced fission of uranium with separation efficiencies of 0.1-30% have been mass-separated. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.