EP2047497A2 - Source d'ions pour la production d'ions chargés négativement - Google Patents

Source d'ions pour la production d'ions chargés négativement

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EP2047497A2
EP2047497A2 EP07786360A EP07786360A EP2047497A2 EP 2047497 A2 EP2047497 A2 EP 2047497A2 EP 07786360 A EP07786360 A EP 07786360A EP 07786360 A EP07786360 A EP 07786360A EP 2047497 A2 EP2047497 A2 EP 2047497A2
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tubular portion
ion source
combustion chamber
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outlet opening
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Jens Peters
Hans-Hinrich Sahling
Ingo Hansen
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Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J27/00—Ion beam tubes
    • H01J27/02—Ion sources; Ion guns
    • H01J27/028—Negative ion sources
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J37/00—Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
    • H01J37/02—Details
    • H01J37/04—Arrangements of electrodes and associated parts for generating or controlling the discharge, e.g. electron-optical arrangement or ion-optical arrangement
    • H01J37/08—Ion sources; Ion guns
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2237/00—Discharge tubes exposing object to beam, e.g. for analysis treatment, etching, imaging
    • H01J2237/02—Details
    • H01J2237/0203—Protection arrangements
    • H01J2237/0213—Avoiding deleterious effects due to interactions between particles and tube elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2237/00—Discharge tubes exposing object to beam, e.g. for analysis treatment, etching, imaging
    • H01J2237/06—Sources
    • H01J2237/061—Construction
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2237/00—Discharge tubes exposing object to beam, e.g. for analysis treatment, etching, imaging
    • H01J2237/06—Sources
    • H01J2237/08—Ion sources
    • H01J2237/0815—Methods of ionisation
    • H01J2237/0817—Microwaves
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2237/00—Discharge tubes exposing object to beam, e.g. for analysis treatment, etching, imaging
    • H01J2237/30—Electron or ion beam tubes for processing objects
    • H01J2237/317—Processing objects on a microscale
    • H01J2237/31701—Ion implantation

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  • Ion source for generating negatively charged ions
  • the present invention relates to an ion source for generating negatively charged ions having a cover plate in which an outlet opening is provided with a wall surrounding a combustion chamber, wherein the wall has a tubular portion which extends from the outlet opening and is formed of an insulator material, and a rear wall, wherein the rear wall is arranged at the end of the tubular portion, which is opposite to the outlet opening, and closes the combustion chamber, with a coupling coil whose windings are arranged around the tubular portion of the wall outside the combustion chamber, and with a filter field magnet, which is arranged adjacent to the outlet opening, wherein the filter field magnet is designed such that the field lines of the filter field magnet extending transversely to the direction of extension of the tubular section.
  • Ion sources are generally used whenever atoms are to be accelerated by means of electromagnetic fields. On the one hand, this is the case in accelerator plants for scientific purposes, where in the field of nuclear and particle physics high-energy ions are collided with each other or with stationary targets.
  • some of the electrons of the shell are removed from the respective atoms by a plasma in an ion source, so that the remaining ions are then positively charged and can be extracted by a simultaneously applied electric field.
  • tandem accelerators in which the center of an acceleration section is at positive potential, it is necessary to generate initially negatively charged ions, which are then accelerated by the potential to the center of the acceleration section to be "stripped" there So to lose some of the electrons, and thus to be reloaded from negative to positive ions. Due to the now repelling potential for the ions they are accelerated again.
  • the principle of the tandem accelerator has the advantage that the acceleration potential is utilized several times.
  • an ion source is known for this purpose with a closure plate in which an outlet opening is provided and with a wall surrounding a combustion chamber, wherein the wall has a tubular portion extending from the outlet opening extends and is formed of an insulator material, and has a rear wall.
  • the rear wall is arranged at the end of the tubular portion, which is opposite to the outlet opening, wherein the rear wall closes the combustion chamber.
  • a coupling coil is provided, the windings are arranged around the tubular portion of the wall outside of the combustion chamber to couple a high frequency field in the combustion chamber.
  • a filter-field magnet is provided, which is arranged adjacent to the outlet opening and serves to prevent energetic electrons from the plasma from leaving the combustion chamber through the outlet opening. low-energy However, electrons can diffuse through the field, wherein the filter field magnet is configured such that the field lines of the filter field magnet extend transversely to the direction of extension of the tubular section.
  • a disadvantage of such an ion source is that the yield of negative ions is insufficient.
  • the filter-field magnet is located within the end plate adjacent to the exit port and thus exposed to the plasma. This may cause the magnet to be damaged during operation of the source and the source to be serviced after a short period of operation. It also affects the potential of the plasma in the exit region by pulling electrons out of the plasma.
  • this object is achieved in that the rear wall is formed of an insulator material and has an inlet opening for gas and that the filter field magnet is arranged on the side facing away from the combustion chamber side of the tubular portion.
  • the plasma formed within the combustion chamber by the radiated high-frequency field essentially comes into contact only with parts which are formed from an insulator material.
  • This has the advantage that the particle loss of the plasma is lower. It can therefore be worked with a smaller high-frequency power. Due to the isolation of the plasma, this becomes potential-free.
  • the insulating material is preferably aluminum oxide ceramic (Al 2 O 3 ) can be used, since it has a very low sputtering rate. This allows years of operation.
  • the filter magnet is disposed completely outside the combustion chamber and therefore has no contact with the plasma. This prevents the magnet from being damaged during operation. It does not need to be specially encapsulated and is not exposed to the temporary vacuum.
  • the filter field magnet is arranged so that it can effectively act on the plasma. It shields the area of the outlet opening by a low diffusion rate of energetic electrons and allows the low-energy, necessary for H ⁇ generation electrons happen.
  • the filter field magnet is arranged on the side facing away from the combustion chamber side of the tubular portion and thus spaced from the outlet opening, it no longer affects the potential at the outlet opening and does not conduct electron current.
  • the diameter of the outlet opening is greater than or equal to the diameter of the opening of the tubular section, which faces the outlet plate. Furthermore, a collar element is provided in the outlet opening, which has a through hole.
  • the collar element serves on the one hand to cause the generation of negatively charged ions, which process can proceed in the case of hydrogen as follows. Excited hydrogen molecules (H * 2 ) enter the region of the collar element from the plasma. It happens that the hydrogen molecule is split, a low-energy electron is absorbed and remain a neutral hydrogen atom and a negative hydrogen atom. Accordingly, the process proceeds according to the equation H 2 '+ e ⁇ ⁇ H 0 + H ⁇ .
  • the collar element serves to extract less electrons from the combustion chamber.
  • the collar element therefore has a plurality of electrodes arranged one behind the other in the axial direction of the outlet opening, which may typically be formed as ring segments and which are insulated from one another, wherein the electrodes can be placed on divergent electrical potentials.
  • an electric field can be created that causes electrons can pass through only with 'a low probability the collar member and the outlet opening of the plasma.
  • the negative hydrogen ions are still able to pass through the exit orifice.
  • a conversion of positive ions (H + ) into neutral but excited molecules (H 2 * ) occurs at the first half-ring, which together with slow electrons also form H 0 (neutral hydrogen atoms) and H ⁇ ions.
  • the inner diameter of the through hole of the collar member decreases with increasing distance from the combustion chamber.
  • the resulting funnel-shaped part can be regarded as a particle converter, on the surface of which H + ions are converted into H 2 * molecules by the addition of electrons. This then results in the manner already described H ⁇ - ions. In addition, however, a direct conversion of H + ions to H ⁇ ions is possible, and this proceeds according to the equation H + + 2e ⁇ - »H ⁇ .
  • the collar element is divided along a plane extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the throughbore, wherein in a further preferred embodiment the separating plane runs parallel to the field lines of the filter field magnet, so that the collar element has a first, left half shell and a second , Right half shell, and the half shells are insulated from each other.
  • an electric field transverse to both the direction of the bore and to the direction of the magnetic field can be generated, which increases the deflection of the electrons and makes it impossible for a larger proportion of electrons to pass through the collar element.
  • a plasma shutter with a bore in the outlet opening be provided, wherein the diameter of the bore is smaller than the diameter of the through hole of the collar member.
  • the rear wall and the holding plate parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular portion extending and encircling the outer periphery of the tubular portion bearing surfaces and between the abutment surfaces and the tubular portion circumferential seals are provided.
  • the tubular portion formed of insulating material is held so that the combustion chamber is sealed against the environment, but the tubular portion can still extend in the direction of its Clearrek- kung direction.
  • the seals are arranged so that they can be cooled by the radially outer end wall or holding plate.
  • the seals can be designed as conventional rubber seals on the one hand.
  • metal seals are used, which are fastened in such a way on the outer surface of the tubular portion that initially a metal layer applied to the tubular portion and attached thereto a metallic sealing element.
  • the coupling coil has windings with a flattened cross-section.
  • the ion source according to the invention has an electrode on the outwardly facing side of the tubular section in the region between the coupling coil and the rear wall. This has the effect that forms an electric field between the coupling coil and the electrode, which in turn causes the plasma continues to heat up.
  • the coupling coil on the side facing away from the tubular portion side can be surrounded by a ferrite sleeve, in order to ensure that the high-frequency field is irradiated for the most part in the combustion chamber and not radiated into the environment.
  • the high-frequency coupling coil is surrounded by a plurality of first magnets which extend in the axial direction of the tubular portion and are arranged parallel to each other around the circumference of the tubular portion. Furthermore, the dipole axes, ie the connecting line between the north pole and the south pole in the case of a permanent magnet, of the first magnets are aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tubular section, and adjacent first magnets have mutually opposite polarity.
  • the first magnets form a magnetic field whose field lines are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tubular portion and the plasma can be constricted in the combustion chamber. It only starts in at a certain distance from the wall of the tubular portion.
  • the region of the tubular portion between the coupling coil and the rear wall may be surrounded by a plurality of second magnets extending in the axial direction of the tubular portion and disposed perpendicular to each other about the circumference of the tubular portion, the dipole axes of the second magnets also being perpendicular are aligned with the longitudinal axis of the tubular portion and wherein adjacent second magnets have a mutually opposite polarity.
  • the number of second magnets around the circumference of the tubular portion is smaller than adjacent to the coupling coil.
  • an ignition source is provided with a gas inlet, wherein the ignition source has a housing surrounding an ignition space with an end face, which is opposite to the rear wall. Further, the ignition space is connected to the combustion chamber via the inlet opening and the end surface has an ignition electrode having a bore. The ignition electrode is covered with respect to the ignition space by a cover plate and insulated from the rear wall.
  • the ignition source serves to generate electrons which are shot through the inlet opening into the combustion chamber to ignite a plasma there, wherein it is utilized that a higher pressure prevails in the ignition source than in the combustion chamber.
  • a plasma can easily be generated by applying a voltage to the ignition electrode in the ignition source, with the electrons then being injected into the combustion chamber. which can reliably ignite the required plasma here and there.
  • the gas inlet of the ignition source may include an inlet valve with a controller, and the controller may be configured to provide opening and closing of the inlet valve and / or differential flow through the inlet valve as a function of time. This makes it possible to automatically change the pressure conditions in the ignition source time-dependent.
  • the front end plate has an inlet for gas and the inlet leads through the end plate into the combustion chamber.
  • an extractor is provided on the side facing away from the combustion chamber side of the end plate, wherein the extractor has a passage opening which is aligned to the outlet opening.
  • An acceleration voltage can be applied between the extractor and the end plate, and a magnetic spectrometer is provided behind the extractor, as seen from the end plate.
  • an electron collector disposed adjacent to the magnetic spectrometer is provided, and the electron collector is configured so that an electric voltage can be applied.
  • the electron collector can be set to an increased potential avoids the problem that a high electron flow from the ion source into the collector can lead to the effect between the extractor and the end plate. te adjacent extraction voltage is destabilized.
  • the two types of particles do not hit the extractor during normal operation.
  • the end plate is operated at negative high voltage, the extractor is grounded.
  • the electron collector is again at a negative potential, which is slightly lower than that of the end plate.
  • a braking field builds up on the electron collector relative to the electron beam deflected by the magnetic field. Therefore, the beam deposits only a small amount of energy in the electron collector, which heats up only slightly. The no longer required cooling and the lower stress of the catcher are already a significant advantage.
  • Another advantage is that the electrons are absorbed by a power supply with a lower voltage. This makes it possible to use cost-effective capacitors, which can be very large. Such a power supply is smaller and does not endanger the extractor and the source. It also comes to no rollovers, since the distances are very large. The actual power supply that generates the high voltage for the source is only burdened by the low H ⁇ ion current. The capacitance of the capacitor can therefore be lower, which is important, since then less energy is deposited from the capacitor into the short circuit during flashovers in the extractor and source region, which is a further advantage of this arrangement.
  • the end plate may be preferably attached to its periphery on a mounting plate formed of an insulator material so that the distances to the housing may be smaller compared to a plastic mount. This overall a smaller size with high reliability is possible.
  • FIG. 1 shows a section along the longitudinal axis of an embodiment of an ion source according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the front extraction part of the ion source of FIG. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a section along the line A-B of Figs. 1 and 2,
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the rear portion of the ion source of FIG. 1 and FIG. 4
  • 5a and 5b are circuit diagrams of the ion source according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an ion source 1 according to the invention in longitudinal section, the ion source 1 having an end plate 2 which is provided with a central outlet opening 3.
  • the end plate 2 is attached to a mounting plate 4, which is made of an insulator material such as a ceramic, in particular alumina ceramic (Al 2 O 3 ).
  • the mounting plate 4 is constructed in a ceramic-like manner, ie, simple and without a multiplicity of bores, grooves, etc.
  • a seal 5 is provided between the mounting plate 4 and the end plate 2, a seal 5 is provided and the mounting plate 4 is in turn attached to an end plate 6, from which the jet pipe of an accelerator system goes off. Due to the insulating mounting plate 4, the ion source 1 is electrically insulated from the end of the jet pipe.
  • a collar member 7 is provided, the structure will be explained later in detail in conjunction with FIG. 2.
  • a tubular portion 8 at its end opposite the outlet opening 3 a rear wall 9 is provided which has an inlet opening 10.
  • Both the tubular portion 8 and the rear wall 9 are formed of an insulator material.
  • the tubular portion 8 and the rear wall 9 together form the wall of a combustion chamber 11, wherein a plasma in the combustion chamber 11 with the exception of the collar member 7 does not come into contact with electrically conductive material.
  • the outlet opening 3 has a diameter which in this preferred embodiment so far is equal to the diameter d of the opening of the tubular portion 8, which faces the end plate 2.
  • the end plate 2 facing the end of the combustion chamber 11 is completely formed by the collar member 7.
  • tubular portion 8 is held between the end plate 2 and a holding plate 12, wherein the holding plate 12 also holds the rear wall 9 and is tensioned by means of clamping struts 13 against the end plate 2. So that the tubular portion 8 in a thermal Expansion due to high temperatures in the combustion chamber 11 is not under mechanical stress, the end plate 2 and the holding plate 12 parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular portion 8 extending and encircling the outer periphery of the tubular portion 8 bearing surfaces 14, in which grooves in turn are formed for receiving circumferential sealing rings 15 (see also Figs. 2 and 4).
  • the sealing rings 15 may be designed as conventional rubber seals as shown.
  • metal seals are used, wherein these are fastened to the outer surface of the tubular portion 8 in such a way that first a metal layer in the region of the contact surfaces 14 applied to the tubular portion 8 and a metallic sealing element is attached thereto ,
  • a filter field magnet 16 is provided adjacent to the outlet opening 3, which is constructed in this preferred embodiment of two opposing Perma- netmagneten (see Fig. 3). But it is also conceivable that instead of permanent magnets, an electromagnet is used.
  • the filter field magnet 16 is designed such that the field lines of the filter magnet 16 run transversely to the direction of extension of the tubular section 8, so that energetic electrons are prevented from leaving the combustion chamber 11 through the collar element 7 (see FIG.
  • the filter field magnet 16 Since the filter field magnet 16 is disposed outside the combustion chamber 11, it can not contact the plasma therein and can not be damaged. Besides, he does not influence more the potential at the outlet opening 3 and does not emit an electron current.
  • a coupling coil 17 is provided, whose windings are arranged around the tubular portion 8 of the wall outside of the combustion chamber 11.
  • the windings of the coupling coil 17 are provided with a flattened cross-section, which increases the efficiency with which a Hochfreguenzfeld can be coupled into the combustion chamber 11.
  • the coupling coil 17 is also surrounded by ferrite elements, which form a ferrite sleeve 18, which ensures that the high-frequency field is radiated into the combustion chamber 11 to a large extent and is not radiated into the environment so as to minimize the losses.
  • the coupling coil 17 is surrounded by a plurality of first magnets 19 which extend in the axial direction of the tubular portion 8 and are arranged parallel to each other around the circumference of the tubular portion 8.
  • the dipole axes, i. the connecting lines between north and south pole, the first magnets 19 aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tubular portion 8, and adjacent first magnets 19 have a mutually opposite polarity. It is thereby achieved that magnetic north poles and magnetic south poles are adjacent to each other around the circumference of the tubular portion.
  • the field lines run in the combustion chamber 11 approximately parabolic in the plane perpendicular to the direction of extension of the tubular portion
  • the exemplary embodiment of an ion source 1 has an electrode 20 on the outwardly facing side of the tubular section 8 in the region between the coupling coil 17 and the rear wall 9.
  • This electrode 20 causes an electric field to form between the coupling coil 17 and the electrode 20 when a high frequency is applied. the coupling coil 17 is applied. This electric field in turn causes a plasma in the combustion chamber 11 can continue to heat up.
  • the region of the tubular portion 8 between the coupling coil 17 and the rear wall 9 is surrounded by a plurality of second magnets 21 which extend in the axial direction of the tubular portion 8 and are arranged perpendicular to each other around the circumference of the tubular portion 8. Furthermore, the dipole axes of the second magnets 21 are also aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tubular portion 8 and adjacent second magnets 21 have a mutually opposite polarity.
  • Such a construction leads, as in the case of the first magnets 19, to a parabolic field course in the plane perpendicular to the extension direction of the tubular section 8, so that a plasma in the combustion chamber 11 is compressed to the area around the central axis.
  • Both the first and second magnets 19 and 21 and the coupling coil 17 may be formed coolable.
  • the number of second magnets 21 adjacent to the rear wall 9 around the circumference of the tubular portion 8 is less than adjacent to the coupling coil 17th
  • the end plate 2 is shown with the collar member 7 disposed in the outlet opening 3 and having a through-bore 22, the longitudinal axis of the through-bore 22 being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular portion 8.
  • the collar element 7 has a multiplicity of electrodes 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, which are arranged one behind the other in the axial direction of the outlet opening 3 and which have a ring-shaped design and are opposite to one another. are insulated from each other so that the electrodes 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 can be placed on divergent electrical potentials.
  • the electrodes 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 have different tasks in the operation of the ion source, which will be explained later.
  • the electrodes 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 designed such that the inner diameter of the through hole 22 of the collar member 7 decreases with increasing distance from the combustion chamber 11.
  • a plasma shutter 29 is provided with a bore 30 in the outlet opening 3.
  • the plasma shutter 29 is arranged on the side facing away from the combustion chamber 11 side of the collar member 7, and the diameter of the bore 30 is smaller than the diameter of the through hole 22nd
  • Fig. 2 further shows that the end plate 2 has an inlet 31 for gas, which leads through the end plate 2 in the combustion chamber.
  • gas can be introduced into the combustion chamber 11 through the front inlet 31.
  • the ion source 1 also has an ignition source in this preferred embodiment 32 with a gas inlet 33, wherein the gas inlet 33 has an inlet valve 34 which is connected to a controller 35 (see Fig. 1).
  • the controller 35 is configured to allow opening and closing of the intake valve 34 and / or differential flow through the intake valve 34 as a function of time such that gas may be introduced into the ignition source 32 in a pulse-wise and / or time-modulated manner.
  • the ignition source 32 comprises a housing 37 surrounding an ignition space 36 and having an end face 38 which is opposite the rear wall 9, the ignition space 36 being connected to the combustion chamber 11 via the inlet opening 10.
  • the end surface 38 is provided with an ignition electrode 39 having a bore 40, and the ignition electrode 39 is covered with respect to the ignition space 36 by a cover plate 41. Since the end face 38 is formed of an insulator material, the ignition electrode 39 is insulated from the rear wall 9. The operation of the ignition source 32 will be explained in more detail below.
  • the ion source 1 on the side remote from the combustion chamber 11 side of the end plate 2 an extractor 42 having a passage opening 43 which is aligned with the outlet opening 3 and the through hole 22.
  • an acceleration voltage can be applied to accelerate the ions from the combustion chamber 11 in the direction of the extractor 42.
  • the procedure is such that the extractor 42 is at ground potential, while the end plate 2 and the combustion chamber 11 are placed on an increased potential of, for example - 35kV (see Fig. 5a). This is readily possible because the end plate 2 is insulated from the jet pipe.
  • a magnetic spectrometer 44 which serves to deflect electrons extracted by the acceleration voltage, which are collected by an electron collector 45, which is arranged adjacent to the magnetic spectrometer 44.
  • the electron collector 45 is configured so that an electrical voltage can be applied, which reduces the potential difference between the end plate 2 and the electrical catcher 45, the structure being explained below with reference to FIGS. 5a and 5b.
  • a first power supply 46 is provided, through which a high voltage (-35 kV) is applied between the ground potential extractor 42 and the end plate 2.
  • a second power supply 47 is connected between the end plate 2 on the one hand and the electron catcher 45 on the other hand, so that the electron catcher 45 is at + 5 kV with respect to the end plate 2, so that the energy which an electron deposits in the electron collector is about 5 keV and thus comparatively low.
  • the ion source 1 is operated in the following manner.
  • the gas is introduced into the ion source 1 via the gas inlet 33, from which negatively charged ions are to be obtained.
  • the inlet valve 34 can be controlled in a time-dependent manner via the control 35 so that the gas, for example, enters the ignition source 32 in pulses.
  • the ignition source 32 electrons are first generated by applying a high voltage of approximately 1 kV to the ignition electrode 39, so that a plasma forms in the ignition space 36.
  • Electrons from the ignition chamber 36 pass through the bore 40 and the inlet opening 10 into the combustion chamber 11 and serve to ignite the actual plasma in the combustion chamber 11.
  • the gas in the combustion chamber 11 is heated by means of the radiated high-frequency field.
  • gas is introduced into the combustion chamber 11 via the ignition source 32 and the inlet opening 10 and secondly via the inlet 31.
  • a high-frequency field is radiated into the combustion chamber 11 via the coupling coil 17, wherein the flattened cross section of the turns provides high efficiency.
  • an electric field builds up in the combustion chamber 11, which causes the plasma to heat up.
  • the arrangement of the first and second magnets 19 and 21 causes the plasma to concentrate on the central area of the combustion chamber 11.
  • insulating material tubular portion 8 and also formed of insulating material rear wall 9 prevents the plasma is "grounded” and thus lost particles. These would have to be additionally generated, which would require additional high-frequency power. Further, since the filter field magnet 16 is disposed outside of the combustion chamber 11, it can neither "ground” the plasma nor be damaged by the plasma.
  • excited hydrogen molecules enter the region of the collar element 7 from the plasma.
  • the hydrogen molecule is split up and a filtered, slow electron is absorbed and a neutral hydrogen atom and a negative hydrogen ion. so that the process proceeds according to the equation H 2 ' + e - »H 0 + H.
  • the transhipment process is further enhanced by the arrangement of the electrodes 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.
  • the first rings of electrodes 23, 24, 25 and the potential applied thereto serve to convert positive hydrogen ions (H + ) to neutral hydrogen molecules (H 2 *), from which they then react with slow electrons H ⁇ ions are formed.
  • the field of the filter field magnet 16 already prevents energetic electrons from the plasma in the combustion chamber 11 from reaching the region of the collar element 7, where they could otherwise destroy the H ⁇ ions just formed.
  • the H ⁇ ions are then extracted from the source by the potential difference through the first power supply 46 between the end plate 2 and the extractor 42, the plasma end
  • the magnetic spectrometer 44 directs electrons present in the beam into the electron collector 45, which, unlike the extractor 42, is not at ground potential, but at an increased potential due to the second power supply 47 (see FIGS. 5a and 5b). This has the advantage that high electron currents in the electron collector 45 do not affect the stability of the high voltage between extractor 42 and end plate 2 and the power loss in the electron collector 45 is low and cooling of the electron collector 45 is not required.
  • the fact that the electron collector 45 can be set to an increased potential circumvents the problem that a high electron flow from the ion source into the catcher 45 causes the extraction voltage (first power supply 46) present between extractor 42 and end plate 2 to destabilize becomes.
  • first power supply 46 first power supply 46
  • the two particle types do not hit the extractor 42 during normal operation.
  • the end plate 2 is operated at negative high voltage, the extractor 42 is grounded.
  • the electron collector 45 is again at a negative potential which is slightly lower than that of the end plate 2.
  • a braking field on the electron collector 45 builds up against the deflected by the magnetic field of the magnetic spectrometer 44 electron beam. Therefore, the beam deposits only a small amount of energy in the electron collector 45, which thereby heats only slightly. The therefore no longer required cooling and the lower stress of the catcher 45 are already a significant advantage.
  • the electrons are picked up by the second power supply 47 at a lower voltage (see FIG. 5b).
  • the second power supply 47 which can be very large.
  • Such Power supply is smaller and does not endanger the extractor 42 and the source. It also comes to no rollovers, since the distances are very large.
  • the first power supply 46 which generates the high voltage for the source, is burdened only by the low H ⁇ ion current, for example, to the target 48.
  • the capacitance of the capacitor may therefore be lower, which is important, since less energy is then dumped from the capacitor into the short circuit during flashovers in the extractor 42 and source region, which is a further advantage of this arrangement.
  • the ion source 1 can also be used for the ionization of gaseous substances such as hydrogen, which can be introduced into the combustion chamber 11 via the inlet opening 10 in the rear wall.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne une source d'ions pour la production d'ions chargés négativement avec une plaque d'obturation perforée dans laquelle est prévue une ouverture de sortie, avec une cloison entourant une chambre de combustion. La cloison comporte une section tubulaire qui s'étend à partir de l'ouverture de sortie et est constituée d'un matériau isolant et une paroi arrière. La paroi arrière est disposée à l'extrémité de la section tubulaire qui est placée face à l'ouverture de sortie, et referme la chambre de combustion. La source d'ions comprend également une bobine de couplage dont les enroulements sont disposés autour de la section tubulaire de la cloison à l'extérieur de la chambre de combustion, et un aimant permanent de filtrage. Afin de réaliser une telle source d'ions pour la production d'ions chargés négativement qui fournit un fort rendement et qui est capable de produire aussi des ions de substances disponibles uniquement sous forme gazeuse, la paroi arrière est constituée d'un matériau isolant et comporte une ouverture d'admission, et l'aimant permanent de filtrage est disposé sur le côté de la section tubulaire qui s'éloigne de vers la chambre de combustion.
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