ABSTRACT
We establish multicomponent 1+ injection into a charge breeder electron cyclotron resonance ion source and an associated computational procedure as a noninvasive probe of the electron density n_{e}, average electron energy ãE_{e}ã, and the characteristic times of ionization, charge exchange, and ion confinement of stochastically heated, highly charged plasma. Multicomponent injection allows refining the n_{e}, ãE_{e}ã ranges, reducing experimental uncertainty. Na/K injection is presented as a demonstration. The ãE_{e}ã and n_{e} of a hydrogen discharge are found to be 600_{-300}^{+600}eV and 8_{-3}^{+8}×10^{11}cm^{-3}, respectively. The ionization, charge exchange, and confinement times of high charge state alkali ions are on the order of 1 ms-10 ms.