Author/Authors :
Carroll، نويسنده , , D.C. and Brummitt، نويسنده , , P. and Neely، نويسنده , , D. and Lindau، نويسنده , , F. and Lundh، نويسنده , , O. and Wahlstrِm، نويسنده , , C.-G. and McKenna، نويسنده , , P.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
A novel Thomson parabola ion spectrometer design is presented, in which a gradient electric field configuration is employed to enable a compact design capable of high resolution measurements of ion energy and charge-to-mass ratio. Practical issues relating to the use of the spectrometer for measurement of ion acceleration in high-power laser-plasma experiments are discussed. Example experimental results for ion acceleration from petawatt-class laser interactions with thin gold target foils are presented.
