20th International Workshop on Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Sources (ERCIS-2012)

Abstract

On behalf of the Organising Committee, I am pleased to welcome you to the 20th International Workshop on Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Sources (ECRIS-2012), being held in Sydney, Australia, from 25th-28th September 2012. Following the last workshop in Grenoble, the birthplace of ECR ion sources, it is perhaps fitting that the workshop comes to Sydney this year, on the very opposite side of the planet, to show that ECRIS science and technology has indeed literally spread all around the world. The workshop will focus on the latest developments in performance, modelling and applications of ECR ion sources along with the associated physics and technologies. The workshop is organised by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), with the support of the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering, the Australian National University in Canberra and the Australian Collaboration for Accelerator Science.