Abstract: This device (2) for generating an ion beam (4) including a liquid metal ion source (18) is characterized in that the ion source is surrounded by a cryogenic trap (28) maintained at a low temperature, this cryogenic trap being able to trap volatile chemical species (G) by condensing them before they can reach the ion source.

Abstract: A device for generating an ion beam includes a support; a liquid metal ion source connected to the support at the lower end of the ion source and surrounded by a cryogenic trap which is capable of preventing volatile chemicals from reaching the ion source; an ion extraction means for extracting the ions emitted by the source through an opening disposed near the upper end of the ion source; and means for generating a magnetic field in the opening of the extraction means, the generated magnetic field capable of preventing charged particles from reaching the ion source.

Abstract: This device (2) for generating an ion beam (4) including a liquid metal ion source (18) is characterized in that the ion source is surrounded by a cryogenic trap (28) maintained at a low temperature, this cryogenic trap being able to trap volatile chemical species (G) by condensing them before they can reach the ion source.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) for generating an ion beam (4), comprising a support (6), an ion source (18), this ion source having a lower end (8) connected to the support (6) and an upper end (10) opposite the lower end (8), and extraction means (12) for extracting the ions emitted by the source, this extraction means (12) comprising a wall (14) having an opening (16), the opening (16) being arranged close to the upper end (10) of the ion source (18) so as to allow the extracted ions to pass through this opening. This device (2) further includes means (M1, M2) for the generation of a magnetic field (B) capable of generating a magnetic field in the opening (16) of the extraction means, the generated magnetic field (B) being capable of deflecting charged particles (20) attracted by the ion source so that these charged particles do not reach the ion source.