A scintillating fiber imaging spectrometer for active characterization of laser-driven proton beams

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Patel, J. K. and Armstrong, C. D. and Wilson, R. and Alderton, M. and Dolier, E. J. and Frazer, T. P. and Horne, A. and Lofrese, A. and Peat, M. and Woodward, M. and Zielbauer, B and Clarke, R. J. and Deas, R. and Rajeev, P. P. and Gray, R. J. and McKenna, P. (2024) A scintillating fiber imaging spectrometer for active characterization of laser-driven proton beams. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 12. e70. ISSN 2052-3289 (https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2024.62)

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Abstract

Next generation high-power laser facilities are expected to generate hundreds-of-MeV proton beams and operate at multi-Hz repetition rates, presenting opportunities for medical, industrial and scientific applications requiring bright pulses of energetic ions. Characterizing the spectro-spatial profile of these ions at high repetition rates in the harsh radiation environments created by laser–plasma interactions remains challenging but is paramount for further source development. To address this, we present a compact scintillating fiber imaging spectrometer based on the tomographic reconstruction of proton energy deposition in a layered fiber array. Modeling indicates that spatial resolution of approximately 1 mm and energy resolution of less than 10% at proton energies of more than 20 MeV are readily achievable with existing 100 μm diameter fibers. Measurements with a prototype beam-profile monitor using 500 μm fibers demonstrate active readouts with invulnerability to electromagnetic pulses, and less than 100 Gy sensitivity. The performance of the full instrument concept is explored with Monte Carlo simulations, accurately reconstructing a proton beam with a multiple-component spectro-spatial profile.

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Patel, J. K., Armstrong, C. D., Wilson, R., Alderton, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4043-0393, Dolier, E. J., Frazer, T. P., Horne, A., Lofrese, A., Peat, M., Woodward, M., Zielbauer, B, Clarke, R. J., Deas, R., Rajeev, P. P., Gray, R. J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0610-9595 and McKenna, P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8061-7091;
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