Intense vanadium ion beam production for super-heavy element research experiments

Abstract

Abstract Long-term production of an intense 51V13+ ion beam was imperative for synthesizing a new element (Z=119) at RIKEN. We systematically measured the beam intensity as a function of microwave power and material consumption rate for effectively producing an intense beam. Consequently, we generated a 1 emA of 51V13+ ion beam at an injected microwave power and extraction voltage of 3.5 kW and 12.6 kV, respectively.