Development of a projectile charge state analyzer for MeV energy ion–atom/molecule collision experiments

Abstract

We have developed a post-collision projectile charge state analyzer (CSA) for detecting the charge state of the projectile ion following ion–atom/molecule collision. The design of the analyzer, based on electrostatic parallel plate deflector, was simulated using SIMION ion optics package. We have also developed a 10 kV bipolar programmable power supply to bias the CSA electrodes. The CSA and the power supply, both, were tested in collision studies using MeV energy ion beams of proton and carbon ions at the 1.7 MV tandetron accelerator facility at IIT Kanpur.