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Tamagawa T, Hironaka Y, Kawasaki K, Tanaka D, Idesaka T, Ozaki N, Kodama R, Takizawa R, Fujioka S, Yogo A, Batani D, Nicolai P, Cristoforetti G, Koester P, Gizzi LA, Shigemori K. Development of an experimental platform for the investigation of laser-plasma interaction in conditions relevant to shock ignition regime. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2022; 93:063505. [PMID: 35778032 DOI: 10.1063/5.0089969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The shock ignition (SI) approach to inertial confinement fusion is a promising scheme for achieving energy production by nuclear fusion. SI relies on using a high intensity laser pulse (≈1016 W/cm2, with a duration of several hundred ps) at the end of the fuel compression stage. However, during laser-plasma interaction (LPI), several parametric instabilities, such as stimulated Raman scattering and two plasmon decay, nonlinearly generate hot electrons (HEs). The whole behavior of HE under SI conditions, including their generation, transport, and final absorption, is still unclear and needs further experimental investigation. This paper focuses on the development of an experimental platform for SI-related experiments, which simultaneously makes use of multiple diagnostics to characterize LPI and HE generation, transport, and energy deposition. Such diagnostics include optical spectrometers, streaked optical shadowgraph, an x-ray pinhole camera, a two-dimensional x-ray imager, a Cu Kα line spectrometer, two hot-electron spectrometers, a hard x-ray (bremsstrahlung) detector, and a streaked optical pyrometer. Diagnostics successfully operated simultaneously in single-shot mode, revealing the features of HEs under SI-relevant conditions.
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- T Tamagawa
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, CELIA, University Bordeaux CEA-CNRS, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, CELIA, University Bordeaux CEA-CNRS, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory, INO-CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory, INO-CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory, INO-CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Martin P, Ahmed H, Doria D, Alejo A, Clarke R, Ferguson S, Fernández-Tobias J, Freeman RR, Fuchs J, Green A, Green JS, Gwynne D, Hanton F, Jarrett J, Jung D, Kakolee KF, Krygier AG, Lewis CLS, McIlvenny A, McKenna P, Morrison JT, Najmudin Z, Naughton K, Nersisyan G, Norreys P, Notley M, Roth M, Ruiz JA, Scullion C, Zepf M, Zhai S, Borghesi M, Kar S. Absolute calibration of Fujifilm BAS-TR image plate response to laser driven protons up to 40 MeV. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2022; 93:053303. [PMID: 35649771 DOI: 10.1063/5.0089402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Image plates (IPs) are a popular detector in the field of laser driven ion acceleration, owing to their high dynamic range and reusability. An absolute calibration of these detectors to laser-driven protons in the routinely produced tens of MeV energy range is, therefore, essential. In this paper, the response of Fujifilm BAS-TR IPs to 1-40 MeV protons is calibrated by employing the detectors in high resolution Thomson parabola spectrometers in conjunction with a CR-39 nuclear track detector to determine absolute proton numbers. While CR-39 was placed in front of the image plate for lower energy protons, it was placed behind the image plate for energies above 10 MeV using suitable metal filters sandwiched between the image plate and CR-39 to select specific energies. The measured response agrees well with previously reported calibrations as well as standard models of IP response, providing, for the first time, an absolute calibration over a large range of proton energies of relevance to current experiments.
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- P Martin
- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- LULI - CNRS, CEA, UPMC Univ Paris 06 : Sorbonne Université, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris - F-91128 Palaiseau cedex, France
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Blackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schloßgartenstrasse 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Instituto de Fusion Nuclear, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Helmholtz Institut Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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Doria D, Martin P, Ahmed H, Alejo A, Cerchez M, Ferguson S, Fernandez-Tobias J, Green JS, Gwynne D, Hanton F, Jarrett J, Maclellan DA, McIlvenny A, McKenna P, Ruiz JA, Swantusch M, Willi O, Zhai S, Borghesi M, Kar S. Calibration of BAS-TR image plate response to GeV gold ions. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2022; 93:033304. [PMID: 35364990 DOI: 10.1063/5.0079564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The response of the BAS-TR image plate (IP) was absolutely calibrated using a CR-39 track detector for high linear energy transfer Au ions up to ∼1.6 GeV (8.2 MeV/nucleon), accelerated by high-power lasers. The calibration was carried out by employing a high-resolution Thomson parabola spectrometer, which allowed resolving Au ions with closely spaced ionization states up to 58+. A response function was obtained by fitting the photo-stimulated luminescence per Au ion for different ion energies, which is broadly in agreement with that expected from ion stopping in the active layer of the IP. This calibration would allow quantifying the ion energy spectra for high energy Au ions, which is important for further investigation of the laser-based acceleration of heavy ion beams.
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- D Doria
- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Laser-und Plasmaphysik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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- Instituto de Fusion Nuclear, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Institut für Laser-und Plasmaphysik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Laser-und Plasmaphysik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- ELI Beamlines, Za Radnicí 835, Dolní Břežany 252 41, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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Hesse M, Ebert T, Zimmer M, Scheuren S, Schaumann G, Roth M. Spatially resolved online particle detector using scintillators for laser-driven particle sources. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2021; 92:093302. [PMID: 34598491 DOI: 10.1063/5.0052507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Laser-based particle accelerators have been an active field of research for over two decades moving from laser systems capable of one shot every hour to systems able to deliver repetition rates in the Hz regime. Based on the advancements in laser technology, the corresponding detection methods need to develop from single to multiple use with high readout speed. Here, we present an online compact tracker of particles using scintillators with nine resolvable energy levels and a spatial resolution of 3.6 × 3.6 mm2 over the whole active area. This paper describes the design and construction of the detector, which is based on pixellated scintillators embedded inside an absorber matrix. The scintillator pixels are fiberoptically coupled to a camera system for online readout and analysis. Calibration with a radioactive source and first experimental data measuring laser accelerated ions at the PHELIX laser at GSI, Darmstadt, Germany, are presented and discussed.
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- M Hesse
- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Schlossgartenstr. 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Schlossgartenstr. 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Schlossgartenstr. 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Schlossgartenstr. 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Schlossgartenstr. 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Department of Physics, Institut für Kernphysik, Schlossgartenstr. 9, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Kojima S, Miyatake T, Inoue S, Dinh TH, Hasegawa N, Mori M, Sakaki H, Nishiuchi M, Dover NP, Yamamoto Y, Sasaki T, Ito F, Kondo K, Yamanaka T, Hashida M, Sakabe S, Nishikino M, Kondo K. Absolute response of a Fuji BAS-TR imaging plate to low-energy protons (<0.2 MeV) and carbon ions (<1 MeV). THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2021; 92:033306. [PMID: 33820038 DOI: 10.1063/5.0035618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This paper reports on the absolute response of a Fuji BAS-TR image plate to relatively low-energy protons (<0.2 MeV) and carbon ions (<1 MeV) accelerated by a 10-TW-class compact high-intensity laser system. A Thomson parabola spectrometer was used to discriminate between different ion species while dispersing the ions according to their kinetic energy. Ion parabolic traces were recorded using an image plate detector overlaid with a slotted CR-39 solid-state detector. The obtained response function for the protons was reasonably extrapolated from previously reported higher-ion-energy response functions. Conversely, the obtained response function for carbon ions was one order of magnitude higher than the value extrapolated from previously reported higher-ion-energy response functions. In a previous study, it was determined that if the stopping range of carbon ions is comparable to or smaller than the grain size of the phosphor, then some ions will provide all their energy to the binder resin rather than the phosphor. As a result, it is believed that the imaging plate response will be reduced. Our results show good agreement with the empirical formula of Lelasseux et al., which does not consider photo-stimulated luminescence (PSL) reduction due to the urethane resin. It was shown that the PSL reduction due to the deactivation of the urethane resin is smaller than that previously predicted.
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- Sadaoki Kojima
- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Advanced Research Center for Beam Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Advanced Research Center for Beam Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Advanced Research Center for Beam Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Advanced Research Center for Beam Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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Monte Carlo Study of Imaging Plate Response to Laser-Driven Aluminum Ion Beams. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11020820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We measured the response of BAS-TR imaging plate (IP) to energetic aluminum ions up to 222 MeV, and compared it with predictions from a Monte Carlo simulation code using two different IP response models. Energetic aluminum ions were produced with an intense laser pulse, and the response was evaluated from cross-calibration between CR-39 track detector and IP energy spectrometer. For the first time, we obtained the response function of the BAS-TR IP for aluminum ions with a kinetic energy as high as 222 MeV. On close examination of the two IP response models, we confirm that the exponential model fits our experimental data better. Moreover, we find that the IP sensitivity in the exponential model is nearly constant in this energy range, suggesting that the response function can be determined even with little experimental data.
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Nishiuchi M, Sakaki H, Dover NP, Miyahara T, Shiokawa K, Manabe S, Miyatake T, Kondo K, Kondo K, Iwata Y, Watanabe Y, Kondo K. Ion species discrimination method by linear energy transfer measurement in Fujifilm BAS-SR imaging plate. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2020; 91:093305. [PMID: 33003787 DOI: 10.1063/5.0016515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We have developed a novel discrimination methodology to identify ions in multispecies beams with similar charge-to-mass ratios, but different atomic numbers. After an initial separation by charge-to-mass ratios using co-linear electric and magnetic fields, individual ions can be discriminated by considering the linear energy transfer of ions irradiating a stimulable phosphor plate (Fujifilm imaging plate) by comparison with the Monte Carlo calculation. We apply the method to energetic multispecies laser-driven ion beams and use it to identify silver ions produced by the interaction between a high contrast, high intensity laser pulse; and a sub-micrometer silver foil target. We also show that this method can be used to calibrate the imaging plate for arbitrary ion species in the range of Z ≥ 6 with dE/dx > 0.1 MeV/μm without requiring individual calibration.
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- M Nishiuchi
- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Research Group for Radiation Materials Engineering, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Accelerator and Medical Physics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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Strehlow J, Forestier-Colleoni P, McGuffey C, Bailly-Grandvaux M, Daykin TS, McCary E, Peebles J, Revet G, Zhang S, Ditmire T, Donovan M, Dyer G, Fuchs J, Gaul EW, Higginson DP, Kemp GE, Martinez M, McLean HS, Spinks M, Sawada H, Beg FN. The response function of Fujifilm BAS-TR imaging plates to laser-accelerated titanium ions. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2019; 90:083302. [PMID: 31472598 DOI: 10.1063/1.5109783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Calibrated diagnostics for energetic particle detection allow for the systematic study of charged particle sources. The Fujifilm BAS-TR imaging plate (IP) is a reusable phosphorescent detector for radiation applications such as x-ray and particle beam detection. The BAS-TR IP has been absolutely calibrated to many low-Z (low proton number) ions, and extending these calibrations to the mid-Z regime is beneficial for the study of laser-driven ion sources. The Texas Petawatt Laser was used to generate energetic ions from a 100 nm titanium foil, and charge states Ti10+ through Ti12+, ranging from 6 to 27 MeV, were analyzed for calibration. A plastic detector of CR-39 with evenly placed slots was mounted in front of the IP to count the number of ions that correspond with the IP levels of photo-stimulated luminescence (PSL). A response curve was fitted to the data, yielding a model of the PSL signal vs ion energy. Comparisons to other published response curves are also presented, illustrating the trend of PSL/nucleon decreasing with increasing ion mass.
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- J Strehlow
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA
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- Center for High Energy Density Science, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- LULI, Ecole Polytechnique, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Center for High Energy Density Science, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Center for High Energy Density Science, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- LULI, Ecole Polytechnique, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Center for High Energy Density Science, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Center for High Energy Density Science, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Center for High Energy Density Science, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Generation of intense quasi-electrostatic fields due to deposition of particles accelerated by petawatt-range laser-matter interactions. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8551. [PMID: 31189924 PMCID: PMC6561980 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44937-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We demonstrate here for the first time that charge emitted by laser-target interactions at petawatt peak-powers can be efficiently deposited on a capacitor-collector structure far away from the target and lead to the rapid (tens of nanoseconds) generation of large quasi-static electric fields over wide (tens-of-centimeters scale-length) regions, with intensities much higher than common ElectroMagnetic Pulses (EMPs) generated by the same experiment in the same position. A good agreement was obtained between measurements from a classical field-probe and calculations based on particle-flux measurements from a Thomson spectrometer. Proof-of-principle particle-in-cell simulations reproduced the measurements of field evolution in time, giving a useful insight into the charging process, generation and distribution of fields. The understanding of this charging phenomenon and of the related intense fields, which can reach the MV/m order and in specific configurations might also exceed it, is very important for present and future facilities studying laser-plasma-acceleration and inertial-confinement-fusion, but also for application to the conditioning of accelerated charged-particles, the generation of intense electric and magnetic fields and many other multidisciplinary high-power laser-driven processes.
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Henares JL, Puyuelo-Valdes P, Hannachi F, Ceccotti T, Ehret M, Gobet F, Lancia L, Marquès JR, Santos JJ, Versteegen M, Tarisien M. Development of gas jet targets for laser-plasma experiments at near-critical density. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2019; 90:063302. [PMID: 31254995 DOI: 10.1063/1.5093613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Computational fluid dynamics simulations are performed to design gas nozzles, associated with a 1000 bars backing pressure system, capable of generating supersonic gas jet targets with densities close to the critical density for 1053 nm laser radiation (1021 cm-3). Such targets should be suitable for laser-driven ion acceleration at a high repetition rate. The simulation results are compared to the density profiles measured by interferometry, and characterization of the gas jet dynamics is performed using strioscopy. Proton beams with maximum energies up to 2 MeV have been produced from diatomic hydrogen gas jet targets in a first experiment.
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- J L Henares
- Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS-IN2P3, Route du Solarium, 33175 Gradignan, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS-IN2P3, Route du Solarium, 33175 Gradignan, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS-IN2P3, Route du Solarium, 33175 Gradignan, France
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- LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications) UMR 5107, 33400 Talence, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS-IN2P3, Route du Solarium, 33175 Gradignan, France
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- LULI, Ecole Polytechnique-CNRS-CEA-Université Paris VI, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
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- LULI, Ecole Polytechnique-CNRS-CEA-Université Paris VI, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications) UMR 5107, 33400 Talence, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS-IN2P3, Route du Solarium, 33175 Gradignan, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS-IN2P3, Route du Solarium, 33175 Gradignan, France
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Kurz T, Couperus JP, Krämer JM, Ding H, Kuschel S, Köhler A, Zarini O, Hollatz D, Schinkel D, D'Arcy R, Schwinkendorf JP, Osterhoff J, Irman A, Schramm U, Karsch S. Calibration and cross-laboratory implementation of scintillating screens for electron bunch charge determination. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2018; 89:093303. [PMID: 30278695 DOI: 10.1063/1.5041755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We revise the calibration of scintillating screens commonly used to detect relativistic electron beams with low average current, e.g., from laser-plasma accelerators, based on new and expanded measurements that include higher charge density and different types of screens than previous work [Buck et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 033301 (2010)]. Electron peak charge densities up to 10 nC/mm2 were provided by focused picosecond-long electron beams delivered by the Electron Linac for beams with high Brilliance and low Emittance (ELBE) at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. At low charge densities, a linear scintillation response was found, followed by the onset of saturation in the range of nC/mm2. The absolute calibration factor (photons/sr/pC) in this linear regime was measured to be almost a factor of 2 lower than that reported by Buck et al. retrospectively implying a higher charge in the charge measurements performed with the former calibration. A good agreement was found with the results provided by Glinec et al. [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77, 103301 (2006)]. Furthermore long-term irradiation tests with an integrated dose of approximately 50 nC/mm2 indicate a significant decrease of the scintillation efficiency over time. Finally, in order to enable the transfer of the absolute calibration between laboratories, a new constant reference light source has been developed.
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- Thomas Kurz
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Fröbelstieg 3, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Am Coulombwall 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Stoeckl M, Solodov AA. Readout models for BaFBr 0.85I 0.15:Eu image plates. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2018; 89:063101. [PMID: 29960565 DOI: 10.1063/1.5016292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The linearity of the photostimulated luminescence process makes repeated image-plate scanning a viable technique to extract a more dynamic range. In order to obtain a response estimate, two semi-empirical models for the readout fading of an image plate are introduced; they relate the depth distribution of activated photostimulated luminescence centers within an image plate to the recorded signal. Model parameters are estimated from image-plate scan series with BAS-MS image plates and the Typhoon FLA 7000 scanner for the hard x-ray image-plate diagnostic over a collection of experiments providing x-ray energy spectra whose approximate shape is a double exponential.
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- M Stoeckl
- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
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Rabhi N, Batani D, Boutoux G, Ducret JE, Jakubowska K, Lantuejoul-Thfoin I, Nauraye C, Patriarca A, Saïd A, Semsoum A, Serani L, Thomas B, Vauzour B. Calibration of imaging plate detectors to mono-energetic protons in the range 1-200 MeV. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2017; 88:113301. [PMID: 29195357 DOI: 10.1063/1.5009472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Responses of Fuji Imaging Plates (IPs) to proton have been measured in the range 1-200 MeV. Mono-energetic protons were produced with the 15 MV ALTO-Tandem accelerator of the Institute of Nuclear Physics (Orsay, France) and, at higher energies, with the 200-MeV isochronous cyclotron of the Institut Curie-Centre de Protonthérapie d'Orsay (Orsay, France). The experimental setups are described and the measured photo-stimulated luminescence responses for MS, SR, and TR IPs are presented and compared to existing data. For the interpretation of the results, a sensitivity model based on the Monte Carlo GEANT4 code has been developed. It enables the calculation of the response functions in a large energy range, from 0.1 to 200 MeV. Finally, we show that our model reproduces accurately the response of more complex detectors, i.e., stack of high-Z filters and IPs, which could be of great interest for diagnostics of Petawatt laser accelerated particles.
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- N Rabhi
- CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), Université Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), Université Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), Université Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), Université Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), Université Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Protonthérapie d'Orsay-Campus Universitaire, Bâtiment 101, 15, rue Georges Clémenceau, F-91898 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Protonthérapie d'Orsay-Campus Universitaire, Bâtiment 101, 15, rue Georges Clémenceau, F-91898 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay, 15, rue Georges Clémenceau, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay, 15, rue Georges Clémenceau, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Université de Bordeaux, UMR 5797 CNRS/IN2P3, 19, Chemin du Solarium, Gradignan F-33175, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Université de Bordeaux, UMR 5797 CNRS/IN2P3, 19, Chemin du Solarium, Gradignan F-33175, France
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- CEA DAM DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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Barberio M, Scisciò M, Vallières S, Veltri S, Morabito A, Antici P. Laser-Generated Proton Beams for High-Precision Ultra-Fast Crystal Synthesis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12522. [PMID: 28970516 PMCID: PMC5624931 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12782-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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We present a method for the synthesis of micro-crystals and micro-structured surfaces using laser-accelerated protons. In this method, a solid surface material having a low melting temperature is irradiated with very-short laser-generated protons, provoking in the ablation process thermodynamic conditions that are between the boiling and the critical point. The intense and very quick proton energy deposition (in the ns range) induces an explosive boiling and produces microcrystals that nucleate in a plasma plume composed by ions and atoms detached from the laser-irradiated surface. The synthesized particles in the plasma plume are then deposited onto a cold neighboring, non-irradiated, solid secondary surface. We experimentally verify the synthesizing methods by depositing low-melting-material microcrystals - such as gold - onto nearby silver surfaces and modeling the proton/matter interaction via a Monte Carlo code, confirming that we are in the above described thermodynamic conditions. Morphological and crystallinity measurements indicate the formation of gold octahedral crystals with dimensions around 1.2 μm, uniformly distributed onto a silver surface with dimensions in the tens of mm2. This laser-accelerated particle based synthesis method paves the way for the development of new material synthesis using ultrashort laser-accelerated particle beams.
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- M Barberio
- INRS-EMT, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Canada
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- INRS-EMT, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Canada
- INFN and University of Rome, Via Scarpa 14, 00161, Roma, Italy
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- INRS-EMT, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Canada
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- INRS-EMT, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Canada
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- INFN and University of Rome, Via Scarpa 14, 00161, Roma, Italy
- ELI-ALPS, Secondary Sources Division, Tsiza Lajos krt, 85-87, Szeged, Hungary
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- INRS-EMT, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, Varennes, Canada.
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Singh S, Slavicek T, Hodak R, Versaci R, Pridal P, Kumar D. Absolute calibration of imaging plate detectors for electron kinetic energies between 150 keV and 1.75 MeV. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2017; 88:075105. [PMID: 28764518 DOI: 10.1063/1.4993921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This paper presents the calibration of two different kinds of image plates (IPs) for detecting electrons with kinetic energy in the range of 150 keV-1.75 MeV. The calibration was performed using a 90Sr β source. The paper also provides the measured fading response for the IPs in the time range from 12 min to 18 h. Calibration results are compared to Monte Carlo simulations of energy deposited by the electrons in the sensitive layer of the IPs. It was found that within this energy range a linear relation between simulated energy deposited by the electron in the phosphor layer and the measured photo stimulated luminescence in the IP is adequate to model the response of the IP.
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- S Singh
- Institute of Physics of the ASCR, ELI-Beamlines, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the ASCR, ELI-Beamlines, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the ASCR, ELI-Beamlines, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic
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Laser-Accelerated Proton Beams as Diagnostics for Cultural Heritage. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40415. [PMID: 28266496 PMCID: PMC5339728 DOI: 10.1038/srep40415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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This paper introduces the first use of laser-generated proton beams as diagnostic for materials of interest in the domain of Cultural Heritage. Using laser-accelerated protons, as generated by interaction of a high-power short-pulse laser with a solid target, we can produce proton-induced X-ray emission spectroscopies (PIXE). By correctly tuning the proton flux on the sample, we are able to perform the PIXE in a single shot without provoking more damage to the sample than conventional methodologies. We verify this by experimentally irradiating materials of interest in the Cultural Heritage with laser-accelerated protons and measuring the PIXE emission. The morphological and chemical analysis of the sample before and after irradiation are compared in order to assess the damage provoked to the artifact. Montecarlo simulations confirm that the temperature in the sample stays safely below the melting point. Compared to conventional diagnostic methodologies, laser-driven PIXE has the advantage of being potentially quicker and more efficient.
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Rasmus AM, Hazi AU, Manuel MJE, Kuranz CC, Klein SR, Belancourt PX, Fein JR, MacDonald MJ, Drake RP, Pollock BB, Park J, Williams GJ, Chen H. Detailed characterization of the LLNL imaging proton spectrometer. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2016; 87:11D831. [PMID: 27910335 DOI: 10.1063/1.4962045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Ultra-intense short pulse lasers incident on solid targets (e.g., thin Au foils) produce well collimated, broad-spectrum proton beams. These proton beams can be used to characterize magnetic fields, electric fields, and density gradients in high energy-density systems. The LLNL-Imaging Proton Spectrometer (L-IPS) was designed and built [H. Chen et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 10D314 (2010)] for use with such laser produced proton beams. The L-IPS has an energy range of 50 keV-40 MeV with a resolving power (E/dE) of about 275 at 1 MeV and 21 at 20 MeV, as well as a single spatial imaging axis. In order to better characterize the dispersion and imaging capability of this diagnostic, a 3D finite element analysis solver is used to calculate the magnetic field of the L-IPS. Particle trajectories are then obtained via numerical integration to determine the dispersion relation of the L-IPS in both energy and angular space.
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- A M Rasmus
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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Yang S, Yuan X, Fang Y, Ge X, Deng Y, Wei W, Gao J, Fu F, Jiang T, Liao G, Liu F, Chen M, Li Y, Zhao L, Ma Y, Sheng Z, Zhang J. A two-dimensional angular-resolved proton spectrometer. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2016; 87:103301. [PMID: 27802724 DOI: 10.1063/1.4963706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We present a novel design of two-dimensional (2D) angular-resolved spectrometer for full beam characterization of ultrashort intense laser driven proton sources. A rotated 2D pinhole array was employed, as selective entrance before a pair of parallel permanent magnets, to sample the full proton beam into discrete beamlets. The proton beamlets are subsequently dispersed without overlapping onto a planar detector. Representative experimental result of protons generated from femtosecond intense laser interaction with thin foil target is presented.
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- Su Yang
- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Rabhi N, Bohacek K, Batani D, Boutoux G, Ducret JE, Guillaume E, Jakubowska K, Thaury C, Thfoin I. Calibration of imaging plates to electrons between 40 and 180 MeV. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2016; 87:053306. [PMID: 27250413 DOI: 10.1063/1.4950860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This paper presents the response calibration of Imaging Plates (IPs) for electrons in the 40-180 MeV range using laser-accelerated electrons at Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée (LOA), Palaiseau, France. In the calibration process, the energy spectrum and charge of electron beams are measured by an independent system composed of a magnetic spectrometer and a Lanex scintillator screen used as a calibrated reference detector. It is possible to insert IPs of different types or stacks of IPs in this spectrometer in order to detect dispersed electrons simultaneously. The response values are inferred from the signal on the IPs, due to an appropriate charge calibration of the reference detector. The effect of thin layers of tungsten in front and/or behind IPs is studied in detail. GEANT4 simulations are used in order to analyze our measurements.
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- N Rabhi
- CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), Université Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- ELI Beamlines, Institute of Physics ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic
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- CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), Université Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), Université Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), Université Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- LOA, ENSTA ParisTech, École Polytechnique, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, 91762 Palaiseau, France
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- Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Hery Street 23, 01-497 Warsaw, Poland
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- LOA, ENSTA ParisTech, École Polytechnique, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, 91762 Palaiseau, France
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- CEA DAM DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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Boutoux G, Batani D, Burgy F, Ducret JE, Forestier-Colleoni P, Hulin S, Rabhi N, Duval A, Lecherbourg L, Reverdin C, Jakubowska K, Szabo CI, Bastiani-Ceccotti S, Consoli F, Curcio A, De Angelis R, Ingenito F, Baggio J, Raffestin D. Validation of modelled imaging plates sensitivity to 1-100 keV x-rays and spatial resolution characterisation for diagnostics for the "PETawatt Aquitaine Laser". THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2016; 87:043108. [PMID: 27131655 DOI: 10.1063/1.4944863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Thanks to their high dynamic range and ability to withstand electromagnetic pulse, imaging plates (IPs) are commonly used as passive detectors in laser-plasma experiments. In the framework of the development of the diagnostics for the Petawatt Aquitaine Laser facility, we present an absolute calibration and spatial resolution study of five different available types of IP (namely, MS-SR-TR-MP-ND) performed by using laser-induced K-shell X-rays emitted by a solid silver target irradiated by the laser ECLIPSE at CEntre Lasers Intenses et Applications. In addition, IP sensitivity measurements were performed with a 160 kV X-ray generator at CEA DAM DIF, where the absolute response of IP SR and TR has been calibrated to X-rays in the energy range 8-75 keV with uncertainties of about 15%. Finally, the response functions have been modeled in Monte Carlo GEANT4 simulations in order to reproduce experimental data. Simulations enable extrapolation of the IP response functions to photon energies from 1 keV to 1 GeV, of interest, e.g., for laser-driven radiography.
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- G Boutoux
- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- CEA DAM DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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- Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Hery Street 23, 01-497 Warsaw, Poland
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- Theiss Research, 7411 Eads Avenue, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- ENEA for EUROfusion, Via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- ENEA for EUROfusion, Via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- ENEA for EUROfusion, Via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- ENEA for EUROfusion, Via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Rome, Italy
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- CEA DAM CESTA, BP 12, F-33405 Le Barp, France
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- CEA DAM CESTA, BP 12, F-33405 Le Barp, France
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Experimental and Monte Carlo absolute characterization of a medical electron beam using a magnetic spectrometer. RADIAT MEAS 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Doria D, Kar S, Ahmed H, Alejo A, Fernandez J, Cerchez M, Gray RJ, Hanton F, MacLellan DA, McKenna P, Najmudin Z, Neely D, Romagnani L, Ruiz JA, Sarri G, Scullion C, Streeter M, Swantusch M, Willi O, Zepf M, Borghesi M. Calibration of BAS-TR image plate response to high energy (3-300 MeV) carbon ions. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2015; 86:123302. [PMID: 26724017 DOI: 10.1063/1.4935582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The paper presents the calibration of Fuji BAS-TR image plate (IP) response to high energy carbon ions of different charge states by employing an intense laser-driven ion source, which allowed access to carbon energies up to 270 MeV. The calibration method consists of employing a Thomson parabola spectrometer to separate and spectrally resolve different ion species, and a slotted CR-39 solid state detector overlayed onto an image plate for an absolute calibration of the IP signal. An empirical response function was obtained which can be reasonably extrapolated to higher ion energies. The experimental data also show that the IP response is independent of ion charge states.
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- D Doria
- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Instituto de Fusión Nuclear, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- Institut für Laser-und Plasmaphysik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2BW, United Kingdom
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- LULI, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, Route de Saclay, Palaiseau Cedex 91128, France
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- Colegio Los Naranjos, Fuenlabrada, Madrid 28941, Spain
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2BW, United Kingdom
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- Institut für Laser-und Plasmaphysik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Institut für Laser-und Plasmaphysik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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Boutoux G, Rabhi N, Batani D, Binet A, Ducret JE, Jakubowska K, Nègre JP, Reverdin C, Thfoin I. Study of imaging plate detector sensitivity to 5-18 MeV electrons. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2015; 86:113304. [PMID: 26628126 DOI: 10.1063/1.4936141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Imaging plates (IPs) are commonly used as passive detectors in laser-plasma experiments. We calibrated at the ELSA electron beam facility (CEA DIF) the five different available types of IPs (namely, MS-SR-TR-MP-ND) to electrons from 5 to 18 MeV. In the context of diagnostic development for the PETawatt Aquitaine Laser (PETAL), we investigated the use of stacks of IP in order to increase the detection efficiency and get detection response independent from the neighboring materials such as X-ray shielding and detector supports. We also measured fading functions in the time range from a few minutes up to a few days. Finally, our results are systematically compared to GEANT4 simulations in order to provide a complete study of the IP response to electrons over the energy range relevant for PETAL experiments.
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- G Boutoux
- Univ. de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Univ. de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Univ. de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- CEA DAM DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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- Univ. de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Hery Street 23, 01-497 Warsaw, Poland
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- CEA DAM DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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- CEA DAM DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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Tanaka K, Sakurai Y, Tanaka H, Kajimoto T, Takata T, Takada J, Endo S. Measurement of spatial distribution of neutrons and gamma rays for BNCT using multi-imaging plate system. Appl Radiat Isot 2015; 106:125-8. [PMID: 26278346 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Quality assurance of the spatial distributions of neutrons and gamma rays was tried using imaging plates (IPs) and converters to enhance the beam components in the epithermal neutron mode of the Kyoto University Reactor. The converters used were 4mm thick epoxy resin with B4C at 6.85 weight-percent (wt%) (10)B for epithermal neutrons, and 3mm thick carbon for gamma rays. Results suggested that the IP signal does not need a sensitivity correction regardless of the incident radiation that produces it.
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- Kenichi Tanaka
- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Kumatori, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Kumatori, Japan
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- Center of Medical Education, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Tanaka K, Sakurai Y, Endo S, Takada J. Study on detecting spatial distribution of neutrons and gamma rays using a multi-imaging plate system. Appl Radiat Isot 2014; 88:143-6. [PMID: 24485172 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Revised: 12/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In order to measure the spatial distributions of neutrons and gamma rays separately using the imaging plate, the requirement for the converter to enhance specific component was investigated with the PHITS code. Consequently, enhancing fast neutrons using recoil protons from epoxy resin was not effective due to high sensitivity of the imaging plate to gamma rays. However, the converter of epoxy resin doped with (10)B was found to have potential for thermal and epithermal neutrons, and graphite for gamma rays.
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- Kenichi Tanaka
- Center of Medical Education, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, 060-8556, Japan.
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- Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Kumatori, 590-0494, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Center of Medical Education, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, 060-8556, Japan
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Bonnet T, Comet M, Denis-Petit D, Gobet F, Hannachi F, Tarisien M, Versteegen M, Aléonard MM. Response functions of imaging plates to photons, electrons and 4He particles. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2013; 84:103510. [PMID: 24182111 DOI: 10.1063/1.4826084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Imaging plates from Fuji (BAS-SR, MS, and TR types) are phosphor films routinely used in ultra high intensity laser experiments. However, few data are available on the absolute IP response functions to ionizing particles. We have previously measured and modeled the IP response functions to protons. We focus here on the determination of the responses to photons, electrons, and (4)He particles. The response functions are obtained on an energy range going from a few tens of keV to a few tens of MeV and are compared to available data. The IP sensitivities to the different ionizing particles demonstrate a quenching effect depending on the particle stopping power.
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- T Bonnet
- Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, Université de Bordeaux, UMR 5797 CNRS/IN2P3, Gradignan 33175, France
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Pauw BR. Everything SAXS: small-angle scattering pattern collection and correction. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2013; 25:383201. [PMID: 23988669 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/38/383201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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For obtaining reliable nanostructural details of large amounts of sample--and if it is applicable--small-angle scattering (SAS) is a prime technique to use. It promises to obtain bulk-scale, statistically sound information on the morphological details of the nanostructure, and has thus led to many a researcher investing their time in it over the last eight decades of development. Due to pressure from scientists requesting more details on increasingly complex nanostructures, as well as the ever improving instrumentation leaving less margin for ambiguity, small-angle scattering methodologies have been evolving at a high pace over the past few decades. As the quality of any results can only be as good as the data that go into these methodologies, the improvements in data collection and all imaginable data correction steps are reviewed here. This work is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of all data corrections, to aid the small-angle scatterer to decide which are relevant for their measurement and how these corrections are performed. Clear mathematical descriptions of the corrections are provided where feasible. Furthermore, as no quality data exist without a decent estimate of their precision, the error estimation and propagation through all these steps are provided alongside the corrections. With these data corrections, the collected small-angle scattering pattern can be made of the highest standard, allowing for authoritative nanostructural characterization through its analysis. A brief background of small-angle scattering, the instrumentation developments over the years, and pitfalls that may be encountered upon data interpretation are provided as well.
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- Brian Richard Pauw
- International Center for Young Scientists, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, 305-0047, Tsukuba, Japan.
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