Plasma and beam diagnostic methods for high-current-density negative ion sources are
reviewed. The pulse laser–induced photodetachment method was widely used to measure …

The SPIDER experiment, operated at the Neutral Beam Test Facility of Consorzio RFX,
Padua, hosts the prototype of the H−/D− ion source for the ITER neutral beam injectors. The …

The ELISE test facility, being in operation since 2013, with its half-size ITER ion source
accompanies the ITER NBI development program. Besides consolidation of the ion source …

Abstract The Heating Neutral Beam Injectors (HNBs) for ITER will have to deliver 16.7 MW
beams of H/D particles at 1 MeV energy. The beams will be produced from H−/D− ions …

The neutral beam injectors of the ITER experiment will rely on negative ion sources to
produce 16.7 MW beams of H/D particles accelerated at 1 MeV. The prototype of these …

BATMAN Upgrade (BUG) is a test facility for the production of negative ion beams from an
RF driven plasma ion source devoted to supporting the development of the ITER Neutral …

The RF-driven negative ion source testbed BATMAN upgrade is being developed at IPP
Garching in the framework of the ion source development for ITER and DEMO neutral beam …

The shape of a plasma meniscus is a key factor to determine the beam focusing. The
physics model of the meniscus formation for hydrogen negative ion sources has not been …

The ELISE test facility, equipped with an ITER-like multi-aperture 3-grid system, produces
large ITER-like beams, with half the size in vertical direction. Due to the distance of the beam …

The neutral beam injectors of the ITER experiment will be based on negative ion sources for
the generation of beams composed by 1 MeV H/D particles. The prototype of these sources …