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Advances in ion sources play a crucial role in fundamental and applied research, especially in the field of radioactive isotope production where fast and efficient production and ionization are paramount. The availability of negative radioactive ions enables a variety of avenues at radioactive ion beam facilities, such as the delivery of otherwise impossible ion beams and the research into negatively charged rare isotopes and molecules for atomic, nuclear, and fundamental research beyond the standard model.

Dr. Lukas Nies

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

Dr. Nies studied nuclear physics at the Universities of Gießen and Greifswald (Germany), as well as the University of Washington (USA). For his PhD work he moved to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland, where he worked on precision atomic mass measurements for nuclear structure studies. During that time, he also built and tested a versatile laser ablation ion source to produce various negative and positive ions. After receiving his PhD, he stayed at CERN to build a mass spectrometer for the purification and identification of radioactive ion beams. He is now a staff member at CERN and works as an applied physicist on various topics, such as ion beam manipulation and ion sources.

Dr. Lukas Nies supervises

DC12: Efficient negative ion sources for radioactive species