Calibration of BAS-TR image plate response to GeV gold ions

Doria, D. and Martin, P. and Ahmed, H. and Alejo, A. and Cerchez, M. and Ferguson, S. and Fernandez-Tobias, J. and Green, J. S. and Gwynne, D. and Hanton, F. and Jarrett, J. and Maclellan, D. A. and McIlvenny, A. and McKenna, P. and Ruiz, J. A. and Swantusch, M. and Willi, O. and Zhai, S. and Borghesi, M. and Kar, S. (2022) Calibration of BAS-TR image plate response to GeV gold ions. Review of Scientific Instruments, 93 (3). 033304. ISSN 0034-6748 (https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0079564)

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Abstract

The response of the BAS-TR image plate (IP) was absolutely calibrated using a CR-39 track detector for high linear energy transfer Au ions up to ∼1.6 GeV (8.2 MeV/nucleon), accelerated by high-power lasers. The calibration was carried out by employing a high-resolution Thomson parabola spectrometer, which allowed resolving Au ions with closely spaced ionization states up to 58+. A response function was obtained by fitting the photo-stimulated luminescence per Au ion for different ion energies, which is broadly in agreement with that expected from ion stopping in the active layer of the IP. This calibration would allow quantifying the ion energy spectra for high energy Au ions, which is important for further investigation of the laser-based acceleration of heavy ion beams.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:79997
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    25 March 2022
    Published
    11 February 2022
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:29 Mar 2022 14:20
    Last modified:09 Apr 2024 03:08
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/79997
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