First Prototype of a Cesium Oven Design for Negative-Ion-Source-Based Neutral Beam Injector at ASIPP
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Abstract
The RF-driven negative ion source has a steady state characteristic and will be a promising ion source for neutral beam injection (NBI) in the future. Cesium (Cs) injection is an efficient method to enhance the yield of negative ions during plasma discharge. In order to support the engineering and physical research in this field, the Cs oven prototype has been developed for negative ion source based neutral beam injector at ASIPP. This article presents the design details of a Cs oven system, including the constant temperature control system, the mechanical structure of Cs oven, and the surface ionization detector (SID). SID is a measurement method for the cesium flux in the nozzle. The experiment results of constant temperature control system show that the control accuracy and function meet the requirements of device operation. Meanwhile, the simulation analysis of Cs vapor concentration has been carried out in this paper. According to the simulation results, the graph of total Cs flux is given in the article, which presents the reference for the subsequent device testing.Keywords
Funding Information
- HFIPS Director’s Fund (2021YZGH02, YZJJQY202204, 2017YFE300101, GXXT-2021-015, 2018-000052-73-01-001228, 11575240)
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YZGH02, YZJJQY202204, 2017YFE300101, GXXT-2021-015, 2018-000052-73-01-001228, 11575240)
- University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province (2021YZGH02, YZJJQY202204, 2017YFE300101, GXXT-2021-015, 2018-000052-73-01-001228, 11575240)
- Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology Program of China (2021YZGH02, YZJJQY202204, 2017YFE300101, GXXT-2021-015, 2018-000052-73-01-001228, 11575240)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (2021YZGH02, YZJJQY202204, 2017YFE300101, GXXT-2021-015, 2018-000052-73-01-001228, 11575240)
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