Author: Celona, L.
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Status and Perspectives of the Advanced Ion Source for Hadrontherapy (AISHa)  
 
  • O. Leonardi, G. Castro, L. Celona, F. Chines, S. Gammino, A. Massara, L. Neri, S. Passarello, R. Reitano, D. Siliato
    INFN/LNS, Catania, Italy
  • G. Costanzo
    INFN-Pavia, Pavia, Italy
  • L. Malferrari, F. Odorici
    INFN-Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  • C. Maugeri, F. Russo
    CNAO Foundation, Pavia, Italy
  • R. Reitano
    Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
 
  The Advanced Ion Source for Hadrontherapy (AISHa) is a compact electron cyclotron resonance ion source (ECRIS) operating at 18 GHz designed and developed to generate high brightness multiply charged ion beams for hadrontherapy purposes. Its peculiarities make AISHa also a suitable choice for research and industrial applications. AISHa is able to produce more than 1400 µA O6+, 500 µA C4+, 5 mA He2+. In the framework of the INSpIRIT program and in collaboration with CNAO and GSI, new ion beam candidates for cancer treatment and material irradiation are being developed. A copy of the AISHa ion source is also being installed at CNAO to expand its potential in terms of ion beam production. AISHa is also the test-bench for several R&D activities to increase ion source performance and for non-invasive plasma diagnostic purposes: an innovative active plasma chamber designed to increase plasma confinement by modifying plasma losses fluxes is under study together with a dedicated Optical Emission Spectroscopy diagnostics setup. In this work, we will discuss the status of AISHa together with the description of the forthcoming developments and perspectives.  
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