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- L. Celona, G. Castro, S. Gammino, D. Mascali, L. Neri, G. Torrisi
INFN/LNS, Catania, Italy
- G. Ciavola
CNAO Foundation, Milan, Italy
- A. Galatà
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
- G. Torrisi
Universitá Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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At INFN-LNS, ECRIS development during the ‘90s boosted the K-800 Cyclotron performances: SERSE and CAESAR have then well supported Nuclear Physics research. For the new needs of the laboratory, further improvements are required and here described. Activities recently started aimed to the production of multicharged ion beams and to the production of intense light ion beams. Technological developments led the AISHa source design, now under construction, in order to adapt a high performance ECR ion source to hospital facilities needing multiply charged ion production with high reliability and brightness, easy operations and maintenance. The realization of the 75kV-70mA proton source, called PS-ESS, and of its LEBT for the forthcoming European Spallation Source in Sweden is one of the major engagements of the INFN-LNS. Other activities are ongoing on high charge state and high intensity beam production: a major update is going to be finalized on SERSE cryogenic system; at Vancouver, the VIS source is used for producing multi-mA beams of H2+ for a high-current cyclotron; a new flexible plasma trap is under test for fundamental research about innovative plasma heating methods.
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