Chlorine at JYFL

Ion source: JYFL 14 GHz ECRIS

Method: MIVOC

Compound: Titanium tetrachloride (TiCl₄)

Preparation: TiCl₄ is a volatile liquid, which reacts strongly with humid air producing thick clouds of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) and hydrochloric acid (HCl). Thus, all handling of TiCl₄ was performed inside a glove box. The TiCl₄ liquid was placed in a glass cup, which was housed inside a closed metal container. The container was connected to the ion source through a precision valve.

Safety: TiCl₄ is a hazardous compound, so proper safety precautions are necessary when handling it. The hazards include, but are not limited to, the release of hydrochloric acid (HCl) when it reacts with water, which is severely corrosive and irritating. See the material safety datasheet for more information.

Mixing gas: O₂

Microwave power: 150 W

Extraction voltage: 11.49 kV

Note: The TiCl₄ compound was made of natural Cl, which has 75.76% of ³⁵Cl and 24.22% of ³⁷Cl. This impacts the result of ³⁷Cl⁸⁺ presented below.

Note 2: The result presented here is taken from a delivered beam which fulfilled the intensity requirements of a particular physics experiment. It does not represent the maximum achievable current for Cl beams at JYFL. As such, the information presented here should be regarded as a presentation of the beam production method, not the maximum performance that can be achieved. More complete high performance data will be added in the future.