The ion source for the Spallation Neutron Source of Oak Ridge National Laboratory is required to produce a substantial amount of H- current. To help the ion source produce this current, a DC, glow-discharge plasma gun was designed using coupled fluid dynamic, heat transfer, mechanical stress and deformation, and ion/electron trajectory simulations. In this report, the initial design, simulations results, and experimental data will be discussed.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Carmichael, Justin Robert

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-041108-184658

Award

• Provost's MQP Award

Advisor

• Garcia, Rafael

Year

• 2008

Sponsor

• Oak Ridge National Laboratories

Date created

• 2008-04-11

Location

• Oak Ridge

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Physics

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

Last modified

• 2023-01-20