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The development of the negative ion source constitutes a crucial step in the construction of the neutral beam injector of ITER. To fulfil the ITER requirements in terms of heating and current drive, the negative ion source should deliver 40 A of D-. The achievement of such a source is challenging from technical and scientific points, and it requires a deeper understanding of the underlying physics. The present knowledge of the ion extraction mechanism from the negative ion source is limited due to the complexity of the problem that involves the comprehension of the behaviour of magnetized plasma sheaths when negative ions and electrons are pulled out from the plasma. Moreover, due to the asymmetry induced by the crossed magnetic configuration used to filter the electrons, any realistic study of this problem must consider the three spatial dimensions. To address this problem in a realistic way, a 3D Particles-in-Cell electrostatic code specifically designed for this system was developed. The code uses Cartesian coordinate system and it can deal with complex boundary geometry as it is the case of the extraction apertures. The complex magnetic field that is applied to deflect electrons is also taken into account. This code, called ONIX, was used to investigate the plasma properties and the transport of negative ions and electrons close to a source extraction aperture. Results on the formation of the plasma meniscus and the screening of the extraction field by the plasma are presented here, as well as negative ions trajectories. Negative ion extraction efficiency from volume and surfaces was investigated showing the capital importance of the surface negative ion production.

Le projet ANDROMEDE a pour but de créer un nouvel instrument d’imagerie ionique sub-micrométrique et d’analyse par spectrométrie de masse, en utilisant l’impact d’ions sur des nano-objets présents à la surface des échantillons solides et plus particulièrement sur les échantillons biologiques. L’étude de ces échantillons avec l’objectif d’analyse in vitro et in vivo nécessite une préparation complexe et requiert une expérimentation à la pression atmosphérique. Cet instrument unique ouvre une nouvelle voie dans l’analyse de surfaces, complémentaire aux méthodes utilisées de nos jours.Au sein du projet ANDROMEDE, deux éléments ont été développés dans le cadre de notre étude. La source NAPIS qui délivre les nanoparticules permettant d’augmenter le rendement d’éjection des ions secondaires, et le spectromètre de masse PSI-TOF pour l’analyse chimique des éléments émis depuis la surface de l’échantillon.Le faisceau primaire de nanoparticules de la source NAPIS est accéléré dans un accélérateur de type Pelletron 4MeV et amené sur une cible. La source de nanoparticules NAPIS a été développée et validée indépendamment au sein de la société ORSAY PHYSICS, avant son couplage sur l’accélérateur.Une nouvelle optique d’extraction appelée ExOTOF ainsi que le spectromètre de masse à extraction orthogonale PSI-TOF ont été développés pour permettre l’analyse des ions secondaires et augmenter la résolution en masse du système. Ces ensembles ont été spécialement dessinés pour ce projet. Ils permettront une extraction et une analyse efficace des ions secondaires émis depuis la surface de l’échantillon en utilisant des faisceaux continus et auront leur application pour les analyses à la pression atmosphérique. L’ensemble a été validé et les premiers tests de sortie du faisceau primaire ont été réalisés avec succès. / The goal of the ANDROMEDE project is to create a new instrument for sub-micrometric ion imaging and analysis by mass spectrometry, using ion impacts on nano-objects present in the solid sample surface and more particularly on biological samples. In-vitro and in-vivo analysis of these types of samples require mostly complex preparation and even atmospheric pressure experimentation. This unique instrument opens a new path for surface analysis characterization, which is complementary to the standard methods and technics used today.In the ANDROMEDE project, two elements have been developed in our study. The NAPIS source which delivers the nanoparticles allowing the increase of the secondary ion yield and the PSI-TOF mass spectrometer for the chemical analysis of the elements emitted from the sample surface.The NAPIS source delivers a primary beam of accelerated nanoparticles in a Pelletron 4MeV accelerator which is driven to a target. The NAPIS nanoparticles source has been developed and validated independently in the ORSAY PHYSICS Company firstly before its coupling on the accelerator. The new extraction optics called ExOTOF as well as the PSI-TOF orthogonal extraction mass spectrometer have been developed for the reliable secondary ions study and the increase of the mass resolution.These instruments have been specially designed for this project. This development will allow an efficient extraction and analysis of the secondary ions emitted from the sample surface using continuous primary beams and will have applications for atmospheric pressure studies. The assembly has been completely validated and the first tests of the output beam have been successfully carried out.

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Le développement de la source d'ions négatifs pour l’injecteur de particules d’ITER constitue une des étapes essentielles pour générer des neutres de haute énergie . Pour remplir les caractéristiques requises pour ITER en termes de chauffage et de courant à l'intérieur du réacteur principal, la source d'ions négatifs doit délivrer 40A de D-. La création d'une telle source représente un défi tant technique que scientifique et demande une meilleure compréhension des phénomènes physiques impliquées . Les connaissances actuelles sur le méchanisme d'extraction d'ion négatifs d’un plasma électronégatif sont limitées, spécialement concernant la compréhension des caractéristiques d'une gaine de plasma magnétisé dans la région d’intérêt où on constante également l’extraction des électrons simultanément avec les ions négatifs qui. De plus, l'asymétrie due à la configuration croisée du champ magnétique pour piéger les électrons nécessite une étude du problème en trois dimensions. Un code 3D Particle-In-Cell électrostatique a été spécialement développé pour étudier ce problème. Le code utilise les coordonnées cartésiennes et peut prendre en compte des géométries complexes. Le code nommé ONIX étudie les propriétés du plasma et le transport des électrons et des ions négatifs au niveau de la zone d'extraction. Les résultats sur la formation d'un ménisque de plasma et l'écrantage du champ d'extraction par ce plasma, ainsi que les trajectoires des ions négatifs, sont présentés. L'efficacité de l'extraction d'ions négatifs du volume et de la surface est investiguée et on trouve que les processus de création en surface des ions négatifs jouent un rôle capital. / The development of the negative ion source constitutes a crucial step in the construction of the neutral beam injector of ITER. To fulfil the ITER requirements in terms of heating and current drive, the negative ion source should deliver 40 A of D-. The achievement of such a source is challenging from technical and scientific points, and it requires a deeper understanding of the underlying physics. The present knowledge of the ion extraction mechanism from the negative ion source is limited due to the complexity of the problem that involves the comprehension of the behaviour of magnetized plasma sheaths when negative ions and electrons are pulled out from the plasma. Moreover, due to the asymmetry induced by the crossed magnetic configuration used to filter the electrons, any realistic study of this problem must consider the three spatial dimensions. To address this problem in a realistic way, a 3D Particles-in-Cell electrostatic code specifically designed for this system was developed. The code uses Cartesian coordinate system and it can deal with complex boundary geometry as it is the case of the extraction apertures. The complex magnetic field that is applied to deflect electrons is also taken into account. This code, called ONIX, was used to investigate the plasma properties and the transport of negative ions and electrons close to a source extraction aperture. Results on the formation of the plasma meniscus and the screening of the extraction field by the plasma are presented here, as well as negative ions trajectories. Negative ion extraction efficiency from volume and surfaces was investigated showing the capital importance of the surface negative ion production.

This thesis is about the designing and constructing a microwave ion source. The ions are generated in a thermal and dense hydrogen plasma by microwave induction. The plasma is generated by using a microwave source with a frequency of 2.45 GHz and a power of 700 W. The generated microwave is pulsing with a frequency of 50 Hz. The designed and constructed microwave system generates hydrogen plasma in a pyrex plasma chamber. Moreover, an ion extraction unit is designed and constructed in order to extract the ions from the generated hydrogen plasma. The ion beam extraction is achieved and ion currents are measured. Th e plasma parameters are determined by a double Langmuir probe and the ion current is measured by a Faraday cup. The designed ion extraction unit is simulated by using the dimensions of the designed and constructed ion extraction unit in order to trace out the trajectories of the extracted ions.

A Penning-type surface-plasma negative hydrogen (H^-) ion source has been delivering beam at the ISIS pulsed spallation neutron and muon facility for over thirty years. It is one of the most powerful and well-renowned H^- sources in the world. Although long-term experience has allowed the source to be operated reliably and set up in a repeatable way, it is treated as something of a 'black box': the detailed plasma physics of why it works has always been unclear. A vacuum Vessel for Extraction and Source Plasma Analyses (VESPA) has been developed to understand the ISIS ion source plasma and improve the beam extracted from it. The VESPA ion source is operated in a completely new regime whereby the analysing sector dipole magnet housed inside a refrigerated 'cold box', presently used on ISIS, is replaced by an on-axis extraction system. The new extraction system incorporates a novel einzel lens with an elliptical aperture. This is the first demonstration of an elliptical einzel being used to focus an asymmetric H^- ion beam. With the dipole magnet removed, the ion source has been shown to produce 85 mA of H^- beam current at normal settings; of which 80 mA is transported through the new einzel lens system, with a normalised RMS emittance of 0.2 π mm mrad. Optical emission spectroscopy measurements have shown a plasma density of 10¹⁹ m^–3, an H₂ dissociation rate of 70%, an almost constant electron temperature of 3.5 eV and an atomic temperature which linearly increases above the electron temperature. In support of these principal measurements, rigorous particle tracking, electrostatic and thermal simulations were performed. In addition, a suite of new equipment was manufactured by the author. This includes a fast pressure gauge, a temperature controller, a high voltage einzel lens circuit, a fast beam chopper and a caesium detection system.

Le but du travail est d'étudier la structure supramoléculaire de mélanges de tensioactif hydrophile, n-octyl-beta-glucoside (C8G1), et d'un extractant d'ions métalliques hydrophobe, le tributyl-n-phosphate (TBP), en présence d'eau, d'huile et de sels. Les systèmes classiques d'extraction ionique (composés d'une phase aqueuse, d'huile et d'extractant dont le but est d'extraire un soluté de la phase polaire sont passés en revue. L'aspect colloïdal et les transitions de phases que l'on retrouve dans ces systèmes sont souvent décrits singulièrement. Nous avons transposé l'approche « diagramme de phases » issue de la physico-chimie des systèmes moléculaires organisés à ces systèmes d'extractant afin d'orienter globalement l'analyse de ces systèmes complexes. La discussion est basée sur des considérations géométriques. Un modèle thermodynamique a été développé en considérant les contraintes d'empilement des ces extractants dans le film moléculaire formant les micelles inverses d'extractant dans l'huile. Ce modèle a permis de prédire la solubilité de l'eau au sein de ces micelles inverses ainsi que leurs tailles obtenues expérimentalement. Dans une deuxième partie, le comportement physico-chimique des phases aqueuses et organiques composées respectivement d'eau/C8G1 et de TBP/huile/eau ont été étudiées, en s'intéressant particulièrement aux effets de sels, par des techniques de diffusion de rayons X aux petits angles, diffusion dynamique de la lumière et de spectroscopie UV-visible. Dans la dernière partie la description complète de la microémulsion en faisant varier la balance hydrophile-hydrophobe du mélange C8G1 et TBP a été obtenue en combinant des mesures de diffusion de neutrons aux petits angles et d'analyse chimique (Karl-Fischer, Carbone Organique Total, ICP-OES…). Le comportement co-surfactant du TBP a été déterminé par comparaison aux co-surfactants classiques que sont les n-alcools (4<n<8). Les compositions de films moléculaires mixtes de C8G1/TBP et de C8G1/n-hexanol, obtenues expérimentalement, ont été confirmées par un modèle basé sur des paramètres géométriques moléculaires. Nous avons tenté d'exploiter les propriétés interfaciales de ces molécules pour le contrôle des cinétiques d'extraction liquide-liquide d'ion et la séparation d'ion « sans solvant » par flottation. / The presented work describes the supramolecular structure of mixtures of a hydrophilic surfactant n-octyl-beta-glucoside (C8G1), and the hydrophobic metal ion extractant tributylphosphate (TBP) in n-dodecane/water as well as in the presence of salts.In the first part, basic solvent extraction system, composed of water, oil and extractant, will be introduced. The focus, however, lies on the extraction of multivalent metal ions from the aqueous phase. During this extraction process and in the following thermodynamic equilibrium, aggregation and phase transition in supramolecular assemblies occur, which are already described in literature. Notably, these reports rest on individual studies and specific conclusions, while a general concept is still missing. We therefore suggest the use of generalized phase diagrams to present the physico-chemical behaviour of (amphiphilic) extractant systems. These phase diagrams facilitated the development of a thermodynamic model based on molecular geometry and packing of the extractant molecules in the oil phase. As a result, we are now in the position to predict size and water content of extractant aggregates and, thus, verify the experimental results by calculation.Consequently, the second part presents a systematic study of the aqueous and organic phase of water/C8G1 and water/oil/TBP mixtures. The focus lies on understanding the interaction between metal ions and both amphiphilic molecules by means of small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and UV-Vis spectroscopy. We confirmed the assumption that extraction of metal ions is driven by TBP, while C8G1 remains passive. In the third and last part, microemulsions of C8G1, TBP, water (and salt) and n-dodecane are characterized by small angle neutron scattering (SANS), and chemical analytics (Karl Fischer, total organic carbon, ICP-OES,...). The co-surfactant behaviour of TBP was highlighted by comparison to the classical n-alcohol (4<n<8) co-surfactants. The compositions of the C8G1/TBP and C8G1/n-hexanol interfacial mixed films obtained experimentally were confirmed by the prediction of a model based on the molecular geometrical parameters. We furthermore exploit the interfacial properties of these molecules to control the kinetics of liquid-liquid extraction and attempt a “solvent free” ion separation using flotation.