Ion source development and radiobiology applications within the LIBRA project

Marco Borghesi; Satyabrata Kar; R. Prasad; F.K. Kakolee; K. Quinn; H. Ahmed; Gianluca Sarri; B. Ramakrishna; Bin Qiao; Michael Geissler; Sargis Ter-Avetisyan; Matthew Zepf; Giuseppe Schettino; B. Stevens; M. Tolley; A. Ward; J. Green; P.F. Foster; C. Spindloe; P. Gallegos; A.L. Robinson; D. Neely; D.C. Carroll; O. Tresca; X. Yuan; M. Quinn; P. McKenna; N. Dover; C.A.J. Palmer; J. Schreiber; Z. Najmudin; I. Sari; M. Kraft; M. Merchant; J.C. Jeynes; K. Kirkby; F. Fiorini; D. Kirby; S. Green

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Ion source development and radiobiology applications within the LIBRA project

Marco Borghesi, Satyabrata Kar, R. Prasad, F.K. Kakolee, K. Quinn, H. Ahmed, Gianluca Sarri, B. Ramakrishna, Bin Qiao, Michael Geissler, Sargis Ter-Avetisyan, Matthew Zepf, Giuseppe Schettino, B. Stevens, M. Tolley, A. Ward, J. Green, P.F. Foster, C. Spindloe, P. GallegosA.L. Robinson, D. Neely, D.C. Carroll, O. Tresca, X. Yuan, M. Quinn, P. McKenna, N. Dover, C.A.J. Palmer, J. Schreiber, Z. Najmudin, I. Sari, M. Kraft, M. Merchant, J.C. Jeynes, K. Kirkby, F. Fiorini, D. Kirby, S. Green

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Next generation intense, short-pulse laser facilities require new high repetition rate diagnostics for the detection of ionizing radiation. We have designed a new scintillator-based ion beam profiler capable of measuring the ion beam transverse profile for a number of discrete energy ranges. The optical response and emission characteristics of four common plastic scintillators has been investigated for a range of proton energies and fluxes. The scintillator light output (for 1 MeV > Ep < 28 MeV) was found to have a non-linear scaling with proton energy but a linear response to incident flux. Initial measurements with a prototype diagnostic have been successful, although further calibration work is required to characterize the total system response and limitations under the high flux, short pulse duration conditions of a typical high intensity laser-plasma interaction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proc. SPIE 8079, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Secondary Sources of Radiation and Particles
Volume	8079
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.888262
Publication status	Published - 25 May 2011
Event	Conference on Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Secondary Sources of Radiation and Particles - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 01 Apr 2011 → 01 Apr 2011

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Conference on Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Secondary Sources of Radiation and Particles
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Period	01/04/2011 → 01/04/2011

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Borghesi, M., Kar, S., Prasad, R., Kakolee, F. K., Quinn, K., Ahmed, H., Sarri, G., Ramakrishna, B., Qiao, B., Geissler, M., Ter-Avetisyan, S., Zepf, M., Schettino, G., Stevens, B., Tolley, M., Ward, A., Green, J., Foster, P. F., Spindloe, C., ... Green, S. (2011). Ion source development and radiobiology applications within the LIBRA project. In Proc. SPIE 8079, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Secondary Sources of Radiation and Particles (Vol. 8079). (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.888262

Borghesi, Marco ; Kar, Satyabrata ; Prasad, R. et al. / Ion source development and radiobiology applications within the LIBRA project. Proc. SPIE 8079, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Secondary Sources of Radiation and Particles. Vol. 8079 2011. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Ion source development and radiobiology applications within the LIBRA project. / Borghesi, Marco ; Kar, Satyabrata; Prasad, R. et al.

Proc. SPIE 8079, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Secondary Sources of Radiation and Particles. Vol. 8079 2011. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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