Modeling and design of compact, permanent-magnet transport systems for highly divergent, broad energy spread laser-driven proton beams
Laser-driven (LD) ion acceleration has been explored in a newly constructed short focal length laser beamline at the BELLA petawatt facility (interaction point 2, iP2). For applications utilizing such LD ion beams, a beam transport system is required, which for reasons of compactness be ideally cont...
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| author | J. De Chant K. Nakamura Q. Ji L. Obst-Huebl S. Barber A. M. Snijders C. G. R. Geddes J. van Tilborg A. J. Gonsalves C. B. Schroeder E. Esarey |
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| description | Laser-driven (LD) ion acceleration has been explored in a newly constructed short focal length laser beamline at the BELLA petawatt facility (interaction point 2, iP2). For applications utilizing such LD ion beams, a beam transport system is required, which for reasons of compactness be ideally contained within 3 m. While they are generated from a micron-scale source, large divergence and energy spread of LD ion beams present a unique challenge to transporting them compared to beams from conventional accelerators. This study gives an overview of proposed compact transport designs using permanent magnets satisfying different requirements depending on the application for the iP2 laser beamline such as radiation biology, material science, and high-energy density science. These designs are optimized for different parameters such as energy spread and peak proton density according to the application’s need. The various designs consist solely of permanent magnet elements, which can provide high magnetic field gradients on a small footprint. While the field strengths are fixed, we have shown that the beam size is able to be tuned effectively by varying the placement of the magnets. The performance of each design was evaluated based on high-order particle tracking simulations of typical LD proton beams. We also examine the ability of certain configurations to tune and select beam energies, critical for specific applications. A more detailed investigation was carried out for a design to deliver 10 MeV LD accelerated ions for radiation biology applications. With these transport system designs, the iP2 laser beamline is ready to house various application experiments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7bb239a0186447dbb0d0fa35f5764d922025-08-20T02:52:49ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Accelerators and Beams2469-98882025-03-0128303350110.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.28.033501Modeling and design of compact, permanent-magnet transport systems for highly divergent, broad energy spread laser-driven proton beamsJ. De ChantK. NakamuraQ. JiL. Obst-HueblS. BarberA. M. SnijdersC. G. R. GeddesJ. van TilborgA. J. GonsalvesC. B. SchroederE. EsareyLaser-driven (LD) ion acceleration has been explored in a newly constructed short focal length laser beamline at the BELLA petawatt facility (interaction point 2, iP2). For applications utilizing such LD ion beams, a beam transport system is required, which for reasons of compactness be ideally contained within 3 m. While they are generated from a micron-scale source, large divergence and energy spread of LD ion beams present a unique challenge to transporting them compared to beams from conventional accelerators. This study gives an overview of proposed compact transport designs using permanent magnets satisfying different requirements depending on the application for the iP2 laser beamline such as radiation biology, material science, and high-energy density science. These designs are optimized for different parameters such as energy spread and peak proton density according to the application’s need. The various designs consist solely of permanent magnet elements, which can provide high magnetic field gradients on a small footprint. While the field strengths are fixed, we have shown that the beam size is able to be tuned effectively by varying the placement of the magnets. The performance of each design was evaluated based on high-order particle tracking simulations of typical LD proton beams. We also examine the ability of certain configurations to tune and select beam energies, critical for specific applications. A more detailed investigation was carried out for a design to deliver 10 MeV LD accelerated ions for radiation biology applications. With these transport system designs, the iP2 laser beamline is ready to house various application experiments.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.28.033501 |
| spellingShingle | J. De Chant K. Nakamura Q. Ji L. Obst-Huebl S. Barber A. M. Snijders C. G. R. Geddes J. van Tilborg A. J. Gonsalves C. B. Schroeder E. Esarey Modeling and design of compact, permanent-magnet transport systems for highly divergent, broad energy spread laser-driven proton beams Physical Review Accelerators and Beams |
| title | Modeling and design of compact, permanent-magnet transport systems for highly divergent, broad energy spread laser-driven proton beams |
| title_full | Modeling and design of compact, permanent-magnet transport systems for highly divergent, broad energy spread laser-driven proton beams |
| title_fullStr | Modeling and design of compact, permanent-magnet transport systems for highly divergent, broad energy spread laser-driven proton beams |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling and design of compact, permanent-magnet transport systems for highly divergent, broad energy spread laser-driven proton beams |
| title_short | Modeling and design of compact, permanent-magnet transport systems for highly divergent, broad energy spread laser-driven proton beams |
| title_sort | modeling and design of compact permanent magnet transport systems for highly divergent broad energy spread laser driven proton beams |
| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.28.033501 |
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