Scintillator-based ion beam profiler for diagnosing laser-accelerated ion beams

J. S. Green; M. Borghesi; C. M. Brenner; D. C. Carroll; N. P. Dover; P. S. Foster; P. Gallegos; S. Green; D. Kirby; K. J. Kirkby; P. McKenna; M. J. Merchant; Z. Najmudin; C. A. J. Palmer; D. Parker; R. Prasad; K. E. Quinn; P. P. Rajeev; M. P. Read; L. Romagnani; J. Schreiber; M.J.V. Streeter; O. Tresca; C. G. Wahlström; M. Zepf; D. Neely

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Scintillator-based ion beam profiler for diagnosing laser-accelerated ion beams

J. S. Green^*, M. Borghesi, C. M. Brenner, D. C. Carroll, N. P. Dover, P. S. Foster, P. Gallegos, S. Green, D. Kirby, K. J. Kirkby, P. McKenna, M. J. Merchant, Z. Najmudin, C. A. J. Palmer, D. Parker, R. Prasad, K. E. Quinn, P. P. Rajeev, M. P. Read, L. RomagnaniJ. Schreiber, M.J.V. Streeter, O. Tresca, C. G. Wahlström, M. Zepf, D. Neely

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Next generation intense, short-pulse laser facilities require new high repetition rate diagnostics for the detection of ionizing radiation. We have designed a new scintillator-based ion beam profiler capable of measuring the ion beam transverse profile for a number of discrete energy ranges. The optical response and emission characteristics of four common plastic scintillators has been investigated for a range of proton energies and fluxes. The scintillator light output (for 1 MeV > E_p < 28 MeV) was found to have a non-linear scaling with proton energy but a linear response to incident flux. Initial measurements with a prototype diagnostic have been successful, although further calibration work is required to characterize the total system response and limitations under the high flux, short pulse duration conditions of a typical high intensity laser-plasma interaction.

Original language	English
Article number	807919
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8079
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.888967
Publication status	Published - 13 Jul 2011
Event	Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Secondary Sources of Radiation and Particles - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 18 Apr 2011 → 20 Apr 2011

Keywords

acceleration
ion
laser-accelerated electrons
plasma
proton
scintillator
lasers

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Green, J. S., Borghesi, M., Brenner, C. M., Carroll, D. C., Dover, N. P., Foster, P. S., Gallegos, P., Green, S., Kirby, D., Kirkby, K. J., McKenna, P., Merchant, M. J., Najmudin, Z., Palmer, C. A. J., Parker, D., Prasad, R., Quinn, K. E., Rajeev, P. P., Read, M. P., ... Neely, D. (2011). Scintillator-based ion beam profiler for diagnosing laser-accelerated ion beams. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 8079, Article 807919. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.888967

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Scintillator-based ion beam profiler for diagnosing laser-accelerated ion beams

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