Laser-matter interaction can be an effective way for ion acceleration, according to different physical schemes [1]. The most advanced developments have recently provided proton beams with energies exceeding 100 MeV [2]. Other methods for particle acceleration regard the laser-triggering of nuclear fusion reactions, such as p-11B, for providing a wideband emission of alpha particles [3]. In the previous mechanisms, a multitude of ion species is simultaneously accelerated. It is thus important to identify and characterize spectroscopically one of these species, separating it to the other contributions. This difficult task needs of the simultaneous use of different diagnostic methodologies. In this presentation we will show how Thomson Spectroscopy, Track Detection (on CR39) and Time-of-Flight detection, and exploitation of the different ion stopping powers in solid materials can lead to particle identification and spectroscopic analysis. We will also show the potential of these solutions in the context of high-repetition-rate intense laser-matter experiments.
References
[1] P. Gibbon, “Short Pulse Laser Interactions with Matter”, Imperial College Press, 2005.
[2] Y. Shou, et al. “Laser-driven proton acceleration beyond 100 MeV by radiation pressure and Coulomb repulsion in a conduction-restricted plasma” Nat Commun 16, 1487 (2025).
[3] S. Kimura, et al., Comment on “Observation of neutronless fusion reactions in picosecond laser plasmas,” Phys. Rev. E 79, 038401 (2009).
Acknowledgment
This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium, funded by the European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme (Grant Agreement No 101052200 — EUROfusion). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.
A Raso
(Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata)
A. Bonasera
(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania (IT))
C. Verona
(Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata)
Prof.
D. Batani
(CELIA, University of Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA, Talence 33405, France)
Prof.
D. Giulietti
(University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy)
D. Margarone
(ELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC)
Dr
D. Molloy
(Centre for Light-Matter Interactions, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom)
Dr
D. Singappuli
(CELIA, University of Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA, Talence 33405, France)
Dr
E. Di ferdinando
(ENEA-Nuclear Department – Centro Ricerche Frascati, Frascati, Italy)
Dr
E. Ehret
(Center for Pulsed Lasers (CLPU), Calle Adaja 8, Villamayor, 37185, Salamanca, Spain)
F. Consoli
(ENEA-Nuclear Department – Centro Ricerche Frascati, Frascati, Italy)
F. Filippi
(ENEA-Nuclear Department – Centro Ricerche Frascati, Frascati, Italy)
Dr
G. Cristofari
(ENEA-Nuclear Department – Centro Ricerche Frascati, Frascati, Italy)
G. Di Giorgio
(ENEA-Nuclear Department – Centro Ricerche Frascati, Frascati, Italy)
G. Verona Rinati
(Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata)
G.A.P. Cirrone
(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania (IT))
Dr
J. Dostal
(IPP, U Slovanky 1770/3, 182 00 Praha 8-Libeň, Cechia)
J.A. Pérez-Hernández
(Center for Pulsed Lasers (CLPU), Calle Adaja 8, Villamayor, 37185, Salamanca, Spain)
Dr
K. Batani
(13Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland;)
L. Giuffrida
(ELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC)
L. Volpe
(Física Aplicada a las Ingenierías Aeronáutica, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)
M. Cipriani
(ENEA-Nuclear Department – Centro Ricerche Frascati, Frascati, Italy)
M. Huault
(CELIA, University of Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA, Talence 33405, France)
M. Krupka
(FZU - Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences Na Slovance)
M. Marinelli
(Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata)
M. Salvadori
(INO-CNR, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Pisa, Italy)
M. Scisciò
(CELIA, University of Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA, Talence 33405, France)
Dr
P.L. Andreoli
(ENEA-Nuclear Department – Centro Ricerche Frascati, Frascati, Italy)
R. Lera
(Center for Pulsed Lasers (CLPU), Calle Adaja 8, Villamayor, 37185, Salamanca, Spain)
S. Arjmand
(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania (IT))
