A Few MeV Laser-Plasma Accelerated Proton Beam in Air Collimated Using Compact Permanent Quadrupole Magnets
Proton laser-plasma-based acceleration has nowadays achieved a substantial maturity allowing to seek for possible practical applications, as for example Particle Induced X-ray Emission with few MeV protons. Here we report about the design, implementation, and characterization of a few MeV laser-plas...
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doaj-0b5de99e5fe34bb29e9e7f6b7f9f5f192021-07-23T13:29:21ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-07-01116358635810.3390/app11146358A Few MeV Laser-Plasma Accelerated Proton Beam in Air Collimated Using Compact Permanent Quadrupole MagnetsFernando Brandi0Luca Labate1Daniele Palla2Sanjeev Kumar3Lorenzo Fulgentini4Petra Koester5Federica Baffigi6Massimo Chiari7Daniele Panetta8Leonida Antonio Gizzi9Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, 56124 Pisa, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, 56124 Pisa, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, 56124 Pisa, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, 56124 Pisa, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, 56124 Pisa, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, 56124 Pisa, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, 56124 Pisa, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Firenze, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, 56124 Pisa, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, 56124 Pisa, ItalyProton laser-plasma-based acceleration has nowadays achieved a substantial maturity allowing to seek for possible practical applications, as for example Particle Induced X-ray Emission with few MeV protons. Here we report about the design, implementation, and characterization of a few MeV laser-plasma-accelerated proton beamline in air using a compact and cost-effective beam transport line based on permanent quadrupole magnets. The magnetic beamline coupled with a laser-plasma source based on a 14-TW laser results in a well-collimated proton beam of about 10 mm in diameter propagating in air over a few cm distance.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/14/6358laser-plasma acceleratorTNSAlaser-accelerated protonsmagnetic beamlineParticle Induced X-ray Emission |
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Fernando Brandi Luca Labate Daniele Palla Sanjeev Kumar Lorenzo Fulgentini Petra Koester Federica Baffigi Massimo Chiari Daniele Panetta Leonida Antonio Gizzi |
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Fernando Brandi Luca Labate Daniele Palla Sanjeev Kumar Lorenzo Fulgentini Petra Koester Federica Baffigi Massimo Chiari Daniele Panetta Leonida Antonio Gizzi A Few MeV Laser-Plasma Accelerated Proton Beam in Air Collimated Using Compact Permanent Quadrupole Magnets Applied Sciences laser-plasma accelerator TNSA laser-accelerated protons magnetic beamline Particle Induced X-ray Emission |
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Fernando Brandi Luca Labate Daniele Palla Sanjeev Kumar Lorenzo Fulgentini Petra Koester Federica Baffigi Massimo Chiari Daniele Panetta Leonida Antonio Gizzi |
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A Few MeV Laser-Plasma Accelerated Proton Beam in Air Collimated Using Compact Permanent Quadrupole Magnets |
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A Few MeV Laser-Plasma Accelerated Proton Beam in Air Collimated Using Compact Permanent Quadrupole Magnets |
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A Few MeV Laser-Plasma Accelerated Proton Beam in Air Collimated Using Compact Permanent Quadrupole Magnets |
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A Few MeV Laser-Plasma Accelerated Proton Beam in Air Collimated Using Compact Permanent Quadrupole Magnets |
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A Few MeV Laser-Plasma Accelerated Proton Beam in Air Collimated Using Compact Permanent Quadrupole Magnets |
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few mev laser-plasma accelerated proton beam in air collimated using compact permanent quadrupole magnets |
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Proton laser-plasma-based acceleration has nowadays achieved a substantial maturity allowing to seek for possible practical applications, as for example Particle Induced X-ray Emission with few MeV protons. Here we report about the design, implementation, and characterization of a few MeV laser-plasma-accelerated proton beamline in air using a compact and cost-effective beam transport line based on permanent quadrupole magnets. The magnetic beamline coupled with a laser-plasma source based on a 14-TW laser results in a well-collimated proton beam of about 10 mm in diameter propagating in air over a few cm distance. |
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laser-plasma accelerator TNSA laser-accelerated protons magnetic beamline Particle Induced X-ray Emission |
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