The CERN Laser Ion Source

Latest news:

• The Laser Ion Source study at CERN has been stopped in March 2003. All equipment has been transfered to ITEP, Moscow.
• Emittance Measurement (14/03/03)
• First ion beam from the source (30/01/02)
• First Plasma Generation (18/11/02)
• 1Hz run for 1 hour (08/10/02)
• First amplified beam from the PA. (4/9/02)
• Arrival of the 100J Laser at CERN. (15/4/02)
• High voltage conditioning of the source.
• Comparison of Simulation Codes for the Beam Dynamics of Low-Energy Ions, presented at the ICIS, Oakland, Ca, 2001.