FIRST A/Q=3 BEAMS OF PHOENIX V2 ON THE HEAVY IONS LOW ENERGY BEAM TRANSPORT LINE OF SPIRAL2

The heavy ions low energy beam transport line (LEBT) of Spiral2 built at LPSC Grenoble is fully operational since the beginning of 2010. This LEBT has been calculated and designed to hold permanently 15 mA of multi charged ions extracted from the source at 60 kV extraction high voltage. The LEBT is shortly described. The PHOENIX V2 ECRIS is presently installed on the LEBT and first beam tests results are reported. A daily reliable beam of 1 mAe of O6+ beam at 45 kV has been obtained with a high LEBT transmission efficiency of 90. Preliminary Argon tuning shows a reproducible beam of 130 µA of Ar12+ beam. Improved currents are expected in the future. Associated emittance measurements, beam profiles are also presented. The future program, including A-PHOENIX restart, and planned improvements on the LEBT are discussed.