Author: Hrisanov, I.D.
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THPSC47 Characteristics of Laser-Plasma Ion Source Based on a CO2-Laser for Heavy Ion Accelerators at ITEP 498
 
  • A.A. Losev, A. Balabaev, I.D. Hrisanov, T. Kulevoy, Yu.A. Satov, A. Shumshurov, A.A. Vasilyev
    ITEP, Moscow, Russia
 
  The design of laser-plasma heavy ion source is described. This ions source is supposed to operate at I-3 and I-4 accelerators at ITEP. Characteristics of ion component of plasma produced by pulses of the CO2 laser were studied, when irradiating a solid carbon target at power density of 1011-1012 W/cm2. Time-of-flight technique using a high-resolution electrostatic energy analyzer was applied to explore charge state and energy distribution as well as partial currents of carbon and tungsten ions. Some results of investigation of influence of cavern formation on charge state of generated ions are presented. This work is of considerable interest in a wide area of applications of accelerated particle beams, including fundamental studies of state of matter in particle colliders (NICA project at JINR), radiation damage simulation and hadron therapy for cancer treatment. The goal of this work is to investigate characteristics of ions in expanding laser plasma and find optimal conditions of target illumination and ion beam extraction. This research is valuable for adapting an intensive beam from laser ion source to the accelerator, improving acceleration efficency and rising the amount of accelerated particles.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-RUPAC2018-THPSC47  
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