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Capabilities of Thomson parabola spectrometer in various laser-plasma- and laser-fusion-related experiments Cover

Capabilities of Thomson parabola spectrometer in various laser-plasma- and laser-fusion-related experiments

Nukleonika
Volume 68 (2023): Issue 1 (March 2023)
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|Apr 2023

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Parabolas registered on a microchannel plate coupled with a phosphor screen.
Parabolas registered on a microchannel plate coupled with a phosphor screen.

Fig. 2.

Schematic representation of the TPS developed in the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion.
Schematic representation of the TPS developed in the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion.

Fig. 3.

Dispersion curve for protons with wedged and parallel electrodes.
Dispersion curve for protons with wedged and parallel electrodes.

Fig. 4.

Comparison of an example of the magnetic induction of bare magnets (glued) and magnets attached to poles, measured with a Hall probe.
Comparison of an example of the magnetic induction of bare magnets (glued) and magnets attached to poles, measured with a Hall probe.

Fig. 5.

Original scan from the IP (left) and the calculated parabolas fitted to the experimental proton and carbon lines (right). The chosen intensity threshold removed low-intensity parabolas from the pictures.
Original scan from the IP (left) and the calculated parabolas fitted to the experimental proton and carbon lines (right). The chosen intensity threshold removed low-intensity parabolas from the pictures.

Fig. 6.

Example of ion energy spectrum extracted from the IP (scan in Fig. 5).
Example of ion energy spectrum extracted from the IP (scan in Fig. 5).

Fig. 7.

Schematic of novel CPA target used in the experiment (left) and the experimental setup (right).
Schematic of novel CPA target used in the experiment (left) and the experimental setup (right).

Fig. 8.

Example of IP response for nonoptimal laser pointing inside the CPA target (left) and magnified region of the proton parabola (right).
Example of IP response for nonoptimal laser pointing inside the CPA target (left) and magnified region of the proton parabola (right).

Fig. 10.

Ion energy distribution for shot no. 57503.
Ion energy distribution for shot no. 57503.

Fig. 9.

Example of IP response for optimal laser pointing inside the CPA target (left) and the magnified region of the two visible proton parabolas (right).
Example of IP response for optimal laser pointing inside the CPA target (left) and the magnified region of the two visible proton parabolas (right).

Fig. 11.

Ion energy spectrum for the well-focused shot no. 57457.
Ion energy spectrum for the well-focused shot no. 57457.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2023-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
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Language: English
Page range: 29 - 36
Submitted on: Aug 31, 2022
Accepted on: Nov 16, 2022
Published on: Apr 3, 2023
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
Acceleration,
Diagnostic,
Ion,
Laser,
Plasma,
Thomson spectrometer
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Nuclear chemistry,
Physics,
Astronomy and astrophysics,
Physics, other

© 2023 Przemysław Tchórz, Maciej Szymański, Marcin Rosiński, Tomasz Chodukowski, Stefan Borodziuk, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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