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Quadrupole Beam Bender
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Quadrupole Beam Bender

By DREEBIT GmbH

Manufacturer: DREEBIT GmbH The DREEBIT Quadrupole Beam Bender is an ion optical device designed to bend charged particles by an angle of up to ±90°. The deflection is realized by quarter-pipe electrodes in a typical vertical electrostatic quadrupole arrangement. The DREEBIT Quadrupole Beam Bender is an ion optical device designed to bend charged particles of the electric charge q with kinetic energies of up to 25 kV · q by an angle of 90°. The deflection is realized by quarter-pipe electrodes set up perpendicularly to the direction of the incoming ion beam in a typical electrostatic quadrupole arrangement. With this design, the quadrupole beam bender can be used to guide a beam towards up to three different beamline sections downstream from the quadrupole chamber (directions ±90° and straight). Additionally, the quadrupole is equiped with lenses to correct the shape of the beam after ±90° deflection. The beam deflection can be set continuously by using standard power supplies or the quadrupole can be operated in pulsed mode. Therefore, a high voltage pulser with built-in power supplies has been developed which is available as optional equipment to the quadrupole beam bender. Technical Parameters Quadrupole Parameters - max. voltage on quadrupole electrodes: ± 30 kV - max. voltage on correction lenses: + 10 kV - max. ion beam energy: 25 kV · q - ion orbit curvature radius: 40 mm - entrance / exit slit diameter: 12 mm - quadrupole capacitance: < 500 pF General Parameters - beamline attachment flange: DN 160 CF, vertical installation - max. bakeout temperature: 150 °C Infrastructural Requirements - vacuum conditions during operation: suitable from 1e-10 mbar up to 1e-7 mbar Scope of Delivery - quadrupole beam bender mounted onto a DN 160 CF flange including shielded HV feedthroughs - HV connectors for attachment of customer supplied cables Optional Equipment - power supplies for operation of the quadrupole incl. tailored cables according to customer specifications - high voltage pulser including power supplies, switching of all HV outputs between max. 90 % of max. voltage and ground potential, HV ramping time < 10 µs, min. delay between two "HV on" phases of duty cycles 15 ms

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