Objective H- sources are currently used in fusion research, in accelerators and plasma technology. The proposed project deals with a new direction of H- source research - the exploration of Cs-H2 low-temperature plasma properties for negative hydrogen ion generation. The following research will be carried out: the investigation of low-voltage caesium-hydrogen discharge as a new source of H- ions; theoretical investigation of the discharge Cs-H2 plasma diagnostics; diagnostics of negative ions by light absorption; optimization of the discharge parameters for maximum H- yield; the improvement of the existing volume plasma H- sources by using a Cs-H2 plasma in crossed electric and magnetic field volume source and in a tandem volume source. The H- diagnostics by means of the photodetachment technique in Cs-H2 plasma will be developed. The determination of the H- concentration dependence on Cs and H2 mass flows, magnetic field, discharge voltage, emitter temperature and material will be made. The scaling law for the size of the Cs-H2 volume source will be investigated. The role of volume and surface phenomena in the process of H- generation will be analyzed from the information obtained. Programme(s) IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993- Topic(s) 12 - Atomic Structure, Lasers and Optics Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique EU contribution No data Address Ecole Polytechnique 91128 Palaiseau France See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Russian Academy of Sciences Russia EU contribution No data Address 194021 St. Petersburg See on map Total cost No data Russian Research Centre I.V. Kurchatov Institute Russia EU contribution No data Address 123182 Moscow See on map Total cost No data THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address University Road BELFAST See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Universität Stuttgart Germany EU contribution No data Address 70569 Stuttgart See on map Total cost No data
