On the analysis of inhomogeneous magnetic field spectrometer for laser-driven ion acceleration

Journal Article · Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4914845· OSTI ID:22392406

Senje, L. ^[1]; McCormack, O.; Dromey, B.; Zepf, M. ^[2]; Yin, L.; Albright, B. J.; Letzring, S.; Gautier, D. C.; Fernandez, J. C. ^[3]; Toncian, T.; Hegelich, B. M. ^[4]

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1. Lund University, P.O. Box 118, S-221 00 Lund (Sweden)
2. Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN (United Kingdom)
3. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
4. University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)

We present a detailed study of the use of a non-parallel, inhomogeneous magnetic field spectrometer for the investigation of laser-accelerated ion beams. Employing a wedged yoke design, we demonstrate the feasibility of an in-situ self-calibration technique of the non-uniform magnetic field and show that high-precision measurements of ion energies are possible in a wide-angle configuration. We also discuss the implications of a stacked detector system for unambiguous identification of different ion species present in the ion beam and explore the feasibility of detection of high energy particles beyond 100 MeV/amu in radiation harsh environments.

• OSTI ID: 22392406
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 86, Issue 3; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACCELERATION
CALIBRATION
ION BEAMS
LASERS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEV RANGE
RADIATION DETECTION
SPECTROMETERS