Abstract
Based on the works performed at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, the present-day situation and prospects of development are considered of the electron beam method of production of highly charged ions and its applications in various fields of physics.
At present an ionization factor jτi (the product of electron beam density by the time of bombarding a stationary ion target with the electrons) approximately equal to 1.5 × 102 2 cm-2 has been achieved at an electron energy of Ee = 20 keV. This allows one to produce rather highly charged ions including argon nuclei (Ar18+) and He-like ions of krypton (Kr34+) and xenon (Xe52+).
As regards the applications of the method, primary consideration is given to positive ion ionization by electron impact, the charge exchange of highly charged ions on atomic and molecular hydrogen targets, the interaction of the ions with the surface of solids and the nuclear properties of the ions.
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