The Time-of-Flight (TOF) technique coupled with semiconductorlike detectors, as silicon carbide and diamond, is one of the most promising diagnostic methods for high-energy, high repetition rate, laser-accelerated ions allowing a full on-line beam spectral characterization. A new analysis method for reconstructing the energy spectrum of high-energy laser-driven ion beams from TOF signals is hereby presented and discussed. The proposed method takes into account the detector’s working principle, through the accurate calculation of the energy loss in the detector active layer, using Monte Carlo simulations. The analysis method was validated against well-established diagnostics, such as the Thomson parabola spectrometer, during an experimental campaign carried out at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK) with the high-energy laser-driven protons accelerated by the VULCAN Petawatt laser.
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August 12 2019
A new energy spectrum reconstruction method for time-of-flight diagnostics of high-energy laser-driven protons
G. Milluzzo;
G. Milluzzo
a)
1
Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast
, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
2
INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
3
Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania
, Via S Sofia 64, Catania 95123, Italy
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V. Scuderi;
V. Scuderi
2
INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
4
Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project
, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic
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A. Alejo
;
A. Alejo
1
Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast
, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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A. G. Amico
;
A. G. Amico
2
INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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N. Booth;
N. Booth
5
Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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M. Borghesi;
M. Borghesi
1
Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast
, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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G. A. P. Cirrone;
G. A. P. Cirrone
2
INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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G. Cuttone;
G. Cuttone
2
INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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D. Doria
;
D. Doria
1
Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast
, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
6
Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP), Horia Hulubei Institute for Nuclear Physics (IFIN-HH)
, Str. Reactorului no. 30, P.O. Box MG-6, Măgurele-Bucharest 077126, Romania
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J. Green;
J. Green
5
Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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S. Kar;
S. Kar
1
Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast
, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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G. Korn;
G. Korn
4
Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project
, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic
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G. Larosa
;
G. Larosa
2
INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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R. Leanza;
R. Leanza
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INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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D. Margarone;
D. Margarone
4
Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project
, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic
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P. Martin;
P. Martin
1
Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast
, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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P. McKenna
;
P. McKenna
7
Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde
, Glasgow G4 0NG, United Kingdom
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G. Petringa
;
G. Petringa
2
INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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J. Pipek;
J. Pipek
2
INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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L. Romagnani;
L. Romagnani
1
Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast
, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
8
LULI, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, CEA, UPMC
, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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F. Romano;
F. Romano
2
INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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National Physical Laboratory
, Hampton Rd., Teddington TW11 0LW, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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A. Russo;
A. Russo
2
INFN-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS-INFN)
, Via S Sofia 62, Catania 95123, Italy
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F. Schillaci
F. Schillaci
3
Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Catania
, Via S Sofia 64, Catania 95123, Italy
4
Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project
, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic
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Electronic mail: g.milluzzo@qub.ac.uk
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 90, 083303 (2019)
Article history
Received:
November 23 2018
Accepted:
July 16 2019
Citation
G. Milluzzo, V. Scuderi, A. Alejo, A. G. Amico, N. Booth, M. Borghesi, G. A. P. Cirrone, G. Cuttone, D. Doria, J. Green, S. Kar, G. Korn, G. Larosa, R. Leanza, D. Margarone, P. Martin, P. McKenna, G. Petringa, J. Pipek, L. Romagnani, F. Romano, A. Russo, F. Schillaci; A new energy spectrum reconstruction method for time-of-flight diagnostics of high-energy laser-driven protons. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 August 2019; 90 (8): 083303. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5082746
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