Open AccessDiagnostics for studies of novel laser ion acceleration mechanisms
Author(s) -
L. Senje,
M. Yeung,
B. Aurand,
Stephan Kuschel,
Christian Rödel,
F. Wagner,
Kun Li,
B. Dromey,
V. Bagnoud,
P. Neumayer,
M. Roth,
Claes-Göran Wahlström,
M. Zepf,
Thomas J. Kuehl,
D. Jung
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
review of scientific instruments
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1089-7623
pISSN - 0034-6748
DOI - 10.1063/1.4900626
Subject(s) - ion , acceleration , laser , plasma , atomic physics , materials science , spectrometer , mass spectrometry , spectral line , ion beam , plasma diagnostics , ion source , optics , physics , nuclear physics , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics , astronomy
Diagnostic for investigating and distinguishing different laser ion acceleration mechanisms has been developed and successfully tested. An ion separation wide angle spectrometer can simultaneously investigate three important aspects of the laser plasma interaction: (1) acquire angularly resolved energy spectra for two ion species, (2) obtain ion energy spectra for multiple species, separated according to their charge to mass ratio, along selected axes, and (3) collect laser radiation reflected from and transmitted through the target and propagating in the same direction as the ion beam. Thus, the presented diagnostic constitutes a highly adaptable tool for accurately studying novel acceleration mechanisms in terms of their angular energy distribution, conversion efficiency, and plasma density evolution.
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