A modified Thomson parabola spectrometer for high resolution multi-MeV ion measurements-Application to laser-driven ion acceleration

Summary, in English

A novel Thomson parabola ion spectrometer design is presented, in which a gradient electric field configuration is employed to enable a compact design capable of high resolution measurements of ion energy and charge-to-mass ratio. Practical issues relating to the use of the spectrometer for measurement of ion acceleration in high-power laser-plasma experiments are discussed. Example experimental results for ion acceleration from petawatt-class laser interactions with thin gold target foils are presented. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

• Author: D. C. Carroll; P. Brummitt; D. Neely; Filip Lindau; Olle Lundh; Claes-Göran Wahlström; P. McKenna
• Department/s: Atomic Physics
• Publishing year: 2010
• Language: English
• Pages: 23-27
• Publication/Series: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
• Volume: 620
• Issue: 1
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.01.054
• Document type: Conference paper
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation
• Keywords: Thomson parabola spectrometer; Laser ion acceleration; Ion diagnostic
• Conference name: COULOMB Workshop on Ions Acceleration with High Power Lasers
• Conference date: 2009-06-15 - 2009-06-18
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 0168-9002