In 2016,the research and development of laser ion sources were mainly contributed to promote the performance of the ion source,such as to prolong the pulse duration of the ion beam,to realize the repetition rate operation mode of the ion source.In addition,the production of highly charged metallic ion beams from an ECR ion source with laser ablation plasma injection was also investigated preliminarily.The confinement of laser produced plasma with a solenoid was studied.For this purpose,a 1.5 m-long solenoid was installed on the expansion stage of the laser ion source.