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The SNS H- ion source is a dual-frequency RF-driven (13.56-MHz low power continuous RF superimposed by 2-MHz high power pulsed RF with ~1.0 ms pulse length at 60 Hz), Cs-enhanced ion source. This paper discusses the applications of optical emission spectroscopy for the ion source plasma conditioning, cesiation, failure diagnostics, and studies of plasma build-up and outage issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The H- injector for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory consists of a RF H- ion source and a compact electrostatic low-energy beam transport (LEBT) section. Up to 5 ion sources and up to 4 LEBT assemblies are alternated for the SNS beam operations. The beam current and emittance of the H- beam exiting the LEBT were characterized on the test-stand for different sources and LEBT assemblies in order to understand and minimize their performance variations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]