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Plasma optimization in a multicusp ion source by using a Monte Carlo simulation

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A Monte Carlo simulation code has been developed to optimize the number of magnets confining the plasma in the H-multicusp ion source. This code improves the existing drawbacks in the particle studio CST program and predicts the lifetime of primary electrons and the effects of collisions of electrons and hydrogen gas atoms. In this simulation are found 12 cusps to provide the highest plasma intensity in our configuration. Finally, our developed code is validated by simulating the experimentally-tested KSTAR ion-source configuration and semi-empirical equation.

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  1. Nuclear Engineering and Physics Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran

    M. Hosseinzadeh & H. Afarideh

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Hosseinzadeh, M., Afarideh, H. Plasma optimization in a multicusp ion source by using a Monte Carlo simulation. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 63, 1356–1361 (2013). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.63.1356

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