Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons

Reija Vecino, Alicia; Esteban Blasco, David; Alejo Alonso, Aarón; Apiñaniz Aginako, Jon Imanol; Bembibre Fernández, Adrián; Benlliure Anaya, José; Ehret, Michael; García López, Francisco Javier; Jiménez Ramos, María del Carmen; Juan Morales, Jessica; Méndez Valverde, María Cruz; Pascual Álvarez, David; Rodríguez Frías, María Dolores; Rodríguez Ramos, Mauricio; Seimetz, Michael

Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons

Highly intense bunches of protons and ions with energies of several MeV/u can be generated with ultra-short laser pulses focused on solid targets. In the most common interaction regime, target normal sheath acceleration, the spectra of these particles are spread over a wide range following a Maxwell...

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Authors:	Reija Vecino, Alicia, Esteban Blasco, David, Alejo Alonso, Aarón, Apiñaniz Aginako, Jon Imanol, Bembibre Fernández, Adrián, Benlliure Anaya, José, Ehret, Michael, García López, Francisco Javier, Jiménez Ramos, María del Carmen, Juan Morales, Jessica, Méndez Valverde, María Cruz, Pascual Álvarez, David, Rodríguez Frías, María Dolores, Rodríguez Ramos, Mauricio, Seimetz, Michael
Format:	article
Status:	Published version
Publication Date:	2024
Country:	España
Institution:	Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:	idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:	oai:idus.us.es:11441/165853
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/11441/165853 https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments8030036
Access Level:	Open access
Keyword:	Laser-plasma acceleration Proton Mono-energetic beam Magnetic dipole

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spelling	Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protonsReija Vecino, AliciaEsteban Blasco, DavidAlejo Alonso, AarónApiñaniz Aginako, Jon ImanolBembibre Fernández, AdriánBenlliure Anaya, JoséEhret, MichaelGarcía López, Francisco JavierJiménez Ramos, María del CarmenJuan Morales, JessicaMéndez Valverde, María CruzPascual Álvarez, DavidRodríguez Frías, María DoloresRodríguez Ramos, MauricioSeimetz, MichaelLaser-plasma accelerationProtonMono-energetic beamMagnetic dipoleHighly intense bunches of protons and ions with energies of several MeV/u can be generated with ultra-short laser pulses focused on solid targets. In the most common interaction regime, target normal sheath acceleration, the spectra of these particles are spread over a wide range following a Maxwellian distribution. We report on the design and testing of a magnetic chicane for the selection of protons within a limited energy window. This consisted of two successive, anti-parallel dipole fields generated by cost-effective permanent C-magnets with customized configuration and longitudinal positions. The chicane was implemented into the target vessel of a petawatt laser facility with constraints on the direction of the incoming laser beam and guidance of the outgoing particles through a vacuum port. The separation of protons and carbon ions within distinct energy intervals was demonstrated and compared to a ray tracing code. Measurements with radiochromic film stacks indicated the selection of protons within [2.4, 6.9] MeV, [5.0, 8.4] MeV, or ≥6.9 MeV depending on the lateral dispersion. A narrow peak at 4.8 MeV was observed with a time-of-flight detector.MDPIFísica Atómica, Molecular y NuclearFísica Aplicada IIRNM138: Física Nuclear AplicadaGeneralitat ValencianaJunta de Castilla-LeónXunta de Galicia2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/165853https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments8030036reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésInstruments, 8 (3), 36.EDGJID/2021/20400562-0101ED431F2023/21LCF/BQ/PI20/11760027RYC2021-032654IMICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/8/3/36info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1658532026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv	Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons
title	Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons
spellingShingle	Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons Reija Vecino, Alicia Laser-plasma acceleration Proton Mono-energetic beam Magnetic dipole
title_short	Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons
title_full	Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons
title_fullStr	Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons
title_full_unstemmed	Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons
title_sort	Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv	Reija Vecino, Alicia Esteban Blasco, David Alejo Alonso, Aarón Apiñaniz Aginako, Jon Imanol Bembibre Fernández, Adrián Benlliure Anaya, José Ehret, Michael García López, Francisco Javier Jiménez Ramos, María del Carmen Juan Morales, Jessica Méndez Valverde, María Cruz Pascual Álvarez, David Rodríguez Frías, María Dolores Rodríguez Ramos, Mauricio Seimetz, Michael
author	Reija Vecino, Alicia
author_facet	Reija Vecino, Alicia Esteban Blasco, David Alejo Alonso, Aarón Apiñaniz Aginako, Jon Imanol Bembibre Fernández, Adrián Benlliure Anaya, José Ehret, Michael García López, Francisco Javier Jiménez Ramos, María del Carmen Juan Morales, Jessica Méndez Valverde, María Cruz Pascual Álvarez, David Rodríguez Frías, María Dolores Rodríguez Ramos, Mauricio Seimetz, Michael
author_role	author
author2	Esteban Blasco, David Alejo Alonso, Aarón Apiñaniz Aginako, Jon Imanol Bembibre Fernández, Adrián Benlliure Anaya, José Ehret, Michael García López, Francisco Javier Jiménez Ramos, María del Carmen Juan Morales, Jessica Méndez Valverde, María Cruz Pascual Álvarez, David Rodríguez Frías, María Dolores Rodríguez Ramos, Mauricio Seimetz, Michael
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv	Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear Física Aplicada II RNM138: Física Nuclear Aplicada Generalitat Valenciana Junta de Castilla-León Xunta de Galicia
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv	Laser-plasma acceleration Proton Mono-energetic beam Magnetic dipole
topic	Laser-plasma acceleration Proton Mono-energetic beam Magnetic dipole
description	Highly intense bunches of protons and ions with energies of several MeV/u can be generated with ultra-short laser pulses focused on solid targets. In the most common interaction regime, target normal sheath acceleration, the spectra of these particles are spread over a wide range following a Maxwellian distribution. We report on the design and testing of a magnetic chicane for the selection of protons within a limited energy window. This consisted of two successive, anti-parallel dipole fields generated by cost-effective permanent C-magnets with customized configuration and longitudinal positions. The chicane was implemented into the target vessel of a petawatt laser facility with constraints on the direction of the incoming laser beam and guidance of the outgoing particles through a vacuum port. The separation of protons and carbon ions within distinct energy intervals was demonstrated and compared to a ray tracing code. Measurements with radiochromic film stacks indicated the selection of protons within [2.4, 6.9] MeV, [5.0, 8.4] MeV, or ≥6.9 MeV depending on the lateral dispersion. A narrow peak at 4.8 MeV was observed with a time-of-flight detector.
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Design and implementation of an energy selector for laser-accelerated protons

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