First Plasma of the PHOENIX V3 ECR Ion Source

The PHOENIX V3 ion source is an upgrade of the PHOENIX V2 ECRIS granted by the CRISP project (EU Grant Agreement 283745). This new ECRIS features a larger plasma chamber and a reduced vacuum pressure under operation. The V3 source is foreseen to replace the V2 one on the SPIRAL2 accelerator in 2018. The first plasma of PHOENIX V3 was achieved on May 9th 2016. The early commissioning of the V3 source will be presented along with a status of the SPIRAL2 injector operation. Depending on the progress of the V3 commissioning, the ability of the V2 and V3 ECRIS to produce Q/A=1/3 beams will be compared and discussed.