10th International symposium on Negative Ions, Beams and Sources - NIBS'26

Session

S1: Chairperson - Morgan Dehnel, SIRC

Sep 25, 2026, 9:00 AM

Conference Room (Prestige Lakeside Resort Nelson)

32. A Survey of Negative Ion Beam Applications

Morgan Dehnel (SIRC)

9/25/26, 9:00 AM

Contributed Oral

Negative ion beams are utilized over a wide range of application areas. This paper presents a review of a substantive number of utilization areas for negative ion beams as well as estimates of the number of negative ion beam systems installed, and the ongoing growth rate of each sector. Key application areas explored include national laboratory accelerators, national fusion centres, fusion...