EBIS debuncher experimental performance

Abstract The recent test of a prototype of beam debuncher device for Electron Beam Ion Source (EBIS), designed within the EMILIE (Enhanced Multi-Ionisation of short-Lived Ions for EURISOL) project, is presented in this paper. For a singly ionized Li + 1 ion, high efficiency trapping times up to 1 s were established and a uniform ion extraction with intensity variation of less than 30% was achieved. The test gives promising results regarding the future introduction of debuncher devices to EBIS facilities.