The Production of 320-Mev Deuterons by He3 Stripping
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- 1 May 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 25 (5) , 437-442
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1771095
Abstract
Deuterons can be accelerated in the 184‐in. cyclotron to 190 Mev. To produce higher‐energy deuterons, doubly charged He3 ions are accelerated to 493 Mev, and a fraction of them are stripped in an internal target, yielding deuterons with an average energy of 330 Mev. A current of 5×10−13 ampere is obtained in the experimental ``cave'' external to the cyclotron shielding. Range measurements indicate that these deuterons have an average energy of about 320 Mev. The high cost of He3 necessitates an efficient gas‐recovery system. The exhaust from the cyclotron diffusion pump is passed through activated charcoal traps which are cooled to liquid‐nitrogen temperatures, and the gas that is not adsorbed (presumably helium) is returned to the cyclotron source. The loss from all causes is 0.8 cc/hour.Keywords
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