TOF diagnosis of laser accelerated, high-energy protons

0538487 - FZÚ 2021 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Scuderi, Valentina - Milluzzo, G. - Doria, D. - Alejo, A. - Amico, A.G. - Booth, N. - Cuttone, G. - Green, J.S. - Kar, S. - Korn, Georg - Larosa, G. - Leanza, R. - Martin, P. - McKenna, P. - Padda, H. - Petringa, G. - Pipek, J. - Romagnani, L. - Romano, F. - Russo, A. - Schillaci, Francesco - Cirrone, G. A. P. - Margarone, Daniele - Borghesi, M.
TOF diagnosis of laser accelerated, high-energy protons.
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A. Roč. 978, Oct (2020), s. 1-7, č. článku 164364. ISSN 0168-9002. E-ISSN 1872-9576
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT EF16_019/0000789; GA MŠMT LQ1606
Grant - others:OP VVV - ADONIS(XE) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000789
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : laser-driven ions * ELIMED beam line * Geant4 * multidisciplinary applications
OECD category: Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
Impact factor: 1.455, year: 2020
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164364

Significant challenges in the detection of laser-accelerated ions result from the high flux (10(10)-10(12) ions/pulse) and the short bunch duration which are intrinsic to laser-driven sources. The development of diagnostic techniques able to operate in real-time and on a high-rep basis is a key step towards multidisciplinary applications of such non-conventional beams. Real time diagnosis of the main beam parameters for high-energy protons accelerated by the Vulcan Petawatt (VULCAN-PW) laser system has been performed using an on line diagnostics based on the Time of Flight (TOF) technique and the use of diamond detectors. Proton energy spectra have been measured for energies exceeding 30 MeV.
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