Measurement of beam properties and reproducibility on recent PBFA II target shots

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1143493· OSTI ID:7009014

Moats, A R; Derzon, M S; Johnson, D J; Nelson, W E; Pantuso, J G; Ruiz, C L; Wenger, D F ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)

Recent proton experiments on Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II used a 2 {mu}m gold foil cone to characterize the ion beam. Using the ion beam images obtained by viewing beam-induced characteristic line radiation emitted by such foils with time-integrated x-ray pinhole cameras, the beam centroid axial location and azimuthal symmetry have been analyzed for a recent series of target shots. Azimuthal symmetry on the target midplane on individual shots varied from 6% to 29%. Averaged over the entire series of shots, inferred intensities on the target midplane varied by 24% to 37% from quadrant to quadrant. The beam profiles and beam reproducibility are vital to the interpretation of the results of these target experiments.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 7009014
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States), Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States) Vol. 63:10; ISSN RSINA; ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700320* -- Plasma Diagnostic Techniques & Instrumentation-- (1992-)
700411 -- Inertial Confinement Devices-- (1992-)
ACCELERATORS
BEAM PRODUCTION
BEAM PROFILES
BEAMS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
FOILS
GOLD
ION BEAM TARGETS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
METALS
NUCLEON BEAMS
PARTICLE BEAM FUSION ACCELERATOR
PARTICLE BEAMS
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PROTON BEAMS
RADIATIONS
TARGETS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
X RADIATION