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Charge Strippers of Heavy Ions for High Intensity Accelerators

Jerry A. Nolen

Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA

Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, 640 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

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Felix Marti

Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, 640 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793626813300107Cited by:12 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Charge strippers play a critical role in many high intensity heavy ion accelerators. Here we present some history of recent stripper technology development and indicate the capabilities and limitations of the various approaches. The properties of solid, gaseous, and liquid strippers are covered. In particular, the limitations of solid strippers for high intensity, high atomic number heavy ions and the unique features of helium gas and liquid lithium for high intensity applications are covered. The need for high quality simulation of stripper performance as important input for system optimization is explained and examples of the current simulation codes are given.

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