Angularly resolved characterization of ion beams from laser-ultrathin foil interactions

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Published 30 September 2016 © 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl
, , 4th International Conference Frontiers in Diagnostics Fix Technologies (ICFDT4) Citation C. Scullion et al 2016 JINST 11 C09020 DOI 10.1088/1748-0221/11/09/C09020

1748-0221/11/09/C09020

Abstract

Methods and techniques used to capture and analyze beam profiles produced from the interaction of intense, ultrashort laser pulses and ultrathin foil targets using stacks of Radiochromic Film (RCF) and Columbia Resin #39 (CR-39) are presented. The identification of structure in the beam is particularly important in this regime, as it may be indicative of the dominance of specific acceleration mechanisms. Additionally, RCF can be used to deconvolve proton spectra with coarse energy resolution while mantaining angular information across the whole beam.

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10.1088/1748-0221/11/09/C09020