Proton Bragg curve and energy reconstruction using an online scintillator stack detector 

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2FCZ______%3A_____%2F23%3AN0000068" target="_blank" >RIV/CZ______:_____/23:N0000068 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/68407700:21340/23:00367271

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi/article/94/7/073305/2904042/Proton-Bragg-curve-and-energy-reconstruction-using" target="_blank" >https://pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi/article/94/7/073305/2904042/Proton-Bragg-curve-and-energy-reconstruction-using</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0146554" target="_blank" >10.1063/5.0146554</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Proton Bragg curve and energy reconstruction using an online scintillator stack detector 

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Real-time measurement and characterization of laser-driven proton beams have become crucial with the advent of high-repetition-rate laser acceleration. Common passive diagnostics such as radiochromic film (RCF) are not suitable for real-time operation due to time-consuming post-processing; therefore, a novel approach is needed. Various scintillator-based detectors have recently gained interest as real-time substitutes to RCF-thanks to their fast response for a wide range of dose deposition rates. This work introduces a compact, scalable, and cost-effective scintillator-based device for proton beam measurements in real-time suitable for the laser-plasma environment. An advanced signal processing technique was implemented based on detailed Monte Carlo simulations, enabling an accurate unfolding of the proton energy and the depth-dose deposition curve. The quenching effect was accounted for based on Birks' law with the help of the Monte Carlo simulations. The detector was tested in a proof-of-principle experiment at a conventional cyclotron accelerating protons up to 35 MeV of energy. The signal comparison with a standard RCF stack was also performed during the test of the device, showing an excellent agreement between the two diagnostics. Such devices would be suitable for both conventional and laser-driven proton beam characterization.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Proton Bragg curve and energy reconstruction using an online scintillator stack detector 

Popis výsledku anglicky

Real-time measurement and characterization of laser-driven proton beams have become crucial with the advent of high-repetition-rate laser acceleration. Common passive diagnostics such as radiochromic film (RCF) are not suitable for real-time operation due to time-consuming post-processing; therefore, a novel approach is needed. Various scintillator-based detectors have recently gained interest as real-time substitutes to RCF-thanks to their fast response for a wide range of dose deposition rates. This work introduces a compact, scalable, and cost-effective scintillator-based device for proton beam measurements in real-time suitable for the laser-plasma environment. An advanced signal processing technique was implemented based on detailed Monte Carlo simulations, enabling an accurate unfolding of the proton energy and the depth-dose deposition curve. The quenching effect was accounted for based on Birks' law with the help of the Monte Carlo simulations. The detector was tested in a proof-of-principle experiment at a conventional cyclotron accelerating protons up to 35 MeV of energy. The signal comparison with a standard RCF stack was also performed during the test of the device, showing an excellent agreement between the two diagnostics. Such devices would be suitable for both conventional and laser-driven proton beam characterization.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF16_019%2F0000789" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000789: Pokročilý výzkum s využitím fotonů a částic vytvořených vysoce intenzivními lasery</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Review of Scientific Instruments

ISSN

0034-6748

e-ISSN

1089-7623

Svazek periodika

94

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

7

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

73305

Kód UT WoS článku

001036231100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85165694037