Physics and Applications of Hydrogen Negative Ion Sources, 1st ed. 2023
Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics Series, Vol. 124

Coordinator: Bacal Marthe

Language: English

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617 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Hardback
This book gives a comprehensive overview of hydrogen negative ion sources and their applications to particle acceleration and nuclear fusion. The book begins with fundamental aspects of negative ion production by volume and surface processes in hydrogen and its isotopes. It covers key topics, such as the need for separation of negative ion production and extraction regions, the need for lowering the work function of the plasma electrode by using caesium vapor or special materials for caesium-free sources, and the ion extractor structure required for hydrogen negative ion sources. Chapters covering various specific ion sources and applications are written by scientists who participated in their development and include sources for accelerators and for neutral beam injection into controlled nuclear fusion reactors.
Introduction by M. Bacal

 1. Marthe Bacal, Isotope effect in negative hydrogen ion volume sources

 2.  Motoi Wada, Fundamental aspect of surface production of hydrogen negative ions

 3.  Iztok Čadež and Sabina Markelj, Dissociative electron attachment to hydrogen and its use for vibrational spectroscopy of hydrogen molecule

 4. Ivo Furno, Helicon volume source for H- and D- using a resonant birdcage antenna on RAID

 5.  Mamiko Sasao, Plasma electrode for Caesium-free negative hydrogen ion sources

6. H. Horiike,  Low temperature high density ion source plasma

 7. F. Taccogna, G. Fubiani, P. Minelli,  Particle-In-Cell Modeling of Negative Ion Sources for fusion applications

 8. Wei Yang, Modeling of reaction dynamics in volume-production negative hydrogen ion sources

 9. Yuri Belchenko, Physics of surface-plasma H- ion sources

 10. Christian Wimmer, Insights in physics of surface produced negative hydrogen ions by diagnostics

 11. Ursel Fantz, RF Driven ion sources for Fusion NBI

 12. Dan Faircloth, Negative ion source technology

 13. Stéphane Béchu, Panagiotis Svarnas, Fundamental principles of ECR-driven negative ion sources  operating with hydrogen and deuterium

 14. Martin Stockli, Baoxi Han, RF H- sources

 15. Martin Stockli, Sarah Cousineau, Acceleration of the H- beams in SNS 

Marthe Bacal received the degree of Docteur ès Sciences Physiques from the University of Paris, Orsay, France, in 1973 and joined Laboratoire de Physique des Milieux Ionisés, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, in 1971, as a Research Scientist and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.), in 1981, while maintaining affiliation with Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France. In 1996 and 2000 she was an Invited Professor at the National Institue of Fusion Science, Toki, Japan. Her current research interests are physics of negative ion production, negative ion sources, ion thrusters, and plasma-surface interactions. She received the Foucault Prize of the French Physical Society in 1980 and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Features up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of hydrogen negatives sources

Provides a complete physical description of the operation of both volume and surface negative ion sources

Describes hydrogen negative ion sources for fusion and accelerator applications