The dual ion beam microprobe

Jakšić, Milko; Provatas, Georgios; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Crnjac, Andreo; Cosic, Donny; Dunatov, Toni; Siketić, Zdravko; Romanenko, Oleksandr (2023) The dual ion beam microprobe. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 539 . pp. 120-126. ISSN 0168-583X

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Abstract

A new experimental setup for dual ion microbeam irradiation and analysis of materials has been designed and commissioned at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI). Ion beams in the MeV energy range are provided by two tandem accelerators, a 1.0 MV Tandetron and a 6.0 MV EN tandem Van de Graaff. The dual microprobe end station is primarily dedicated for the performance of experiments where one ion microbeam is used for the irradiation, while the other ion microbeam is used for the analysis or ‘probing’ the in-situ changes induced during the target irradiation. Likewise, both microbeams can be also used independently, for experiments involving either ion beam characterization or ion beam irradiation techniques. The ion beam from the small tandem accelerator is focused with a magnetic quadrupole triplet, which is more suitable for the high spatial resolution work with light ions. The ion beam from the larger accelerator is focused by an electrostatic quadruplet that enables easier focusing of heavy ions. Details of the experimental setup, its capabilities in terms of ion beam irradiation and analysis techniques, as well as the first applications, are presented.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ion beam analysis; ion microprobe; radiation damage; dual ion beam irradiation
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Physics > Nuclear Physics
Divisions:	Division of Experimental Physics
Depositing User:	Georgios Provatas
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2023 09:59
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/8120
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2023.03.031

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