Atomic physics with ECR ion source in Uppsala

An ECR (Electron Cyclotron Resonance) ion source has recently been installed in Uppsala at The Svedberg Laboratory. The ion source will be used both as an injector for a K = 200 synchrocyclotron and to provide ion beams for atomic physics experiments. So far three different research programs in atomic physic are planned and a laboratory in connection to the source is presently under construction. After a short description of the ion source and the atomic physics laboratory, the three programs • Charge transfer mechanisms in slow collisions (J Nordgren) • Optical spectroscopy and laser excitation of doubly and multiply ionized atoms (0 Vogel) • Sputtering of organic solids with slow multi-charged ions (B Sundquist) are briefly presented.