Abstract
ELI-Beamlines (ELI stands for Extreme Light Infrastructure) is a new EU funded laser facility located near Prague, in Czech Republic. It will use laser-driven plasma sources to accelerate particles and host a dedicated proton beamline called ELIMAIA (ELI Multidisciplinary Applications of laser- Ion Acceleration) designed to reach energies up to 250 MeV. This beamline could be exploited to study possible future medical application of laser-driven beams. The first part of this paper introduces the beamline, the corresponding source terms and the complete set-up. The second part of the paper details the evaluation of the ambient dose equivalent and the activation study inside the experimental halls based on Monte-Carlo simulation. These calculations show that the ELIMAIA operation is safe as long as nobody is present in the hall when the beam is on.
Original language | English |
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Article number | C12019 |
Journal | Journal of Instrumentation |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Dec 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Models and simulations
- Wake-field acceleration (laser-driven, electron-driven)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematical Physics
- Instrumentation