Development and commissioning of ion-optical elements for ion and antiproton beams with energies up to 5 keV (2410.18724v1)

Abstract: In nuclear and atomic physics experiments, charged ion beams often need to be guided from the ion production to the experimental site. In the PUMA experiment, an ion source beamline was developed, which can be operated with up to \SI{5}{\kilo\electronvolt} beam energy at a base pressure of $10^{-9}$\,mbar or better. In this paper, a low-energy pulsed drift tube for beam energy modification, a hybrid einzel lens assembly for beam focusing and steering and an iris shutter assembly for separating beamline sections with different vacuum requirements are described with their design principles and performances.