Abstract The Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) is a large
scientific facility that is preferentially deployed for the construction of major national science …

India is responsible for the supply of diagnostic neutral beam systems for ITER to diagnose
its helium ash during the deuterium–tritium plasma phase using the charge exchange …

The RF-driven negative ion source has a steady state characteristic and will be a promising
ion source for neutral beam injection (NBI) in the future. Cesium (Cs) injection is an efficient …

The Doppler Shift Spectroscopy (DSS) diagnostic is in the conceptual stage to estimate
beam divergence, stripping losses, and beam uniformity of the 100 keV hydrogen …

A proof of principle experiment has been performed for the in situ measurement of the work
function in vacuum conditions (~ 10− 7 torr) relevant to cesium-seeded negative ion sources …

Inductively coupled plasma or ICP sources form a basis for multiple applications ranging
from semiconductor fabrication to reliable heating systems for tokamak machines. To meet …

The characteristics of a negative hydrogen ion (H-) source and its neutralization efficiency
determine the performance of a negative ion based neutral beam injector (NNBI). Therefore …

Abstract Huazhong University of Science and Technology is developing a small RF based
ion source for testing key techniques of the negative ion source. Numerical simulations of …

ITER reference design, an inductively coupled single driver RF (100 kW, 1 MHz)-source
ROBIN is operational at IPR, Gandhinagar. The first phase of the operation yielded H-current …

This article deals with the negative ion characterization of RF operated beam source in India
for negative ion (ROBIN), being operated in pure volume mode using three independent …