title: On the analysis of inhomogeneous magnetic field spectrometer for laser-driven ion acceleration.
abstract: We present a detailed study of the use of a non-parallel, inhomogeneous magnetic field spectrometer for the investigation of laser-accelerated ion beams. Employing a wedged yoke design, we demonstrate the feasibility of an in-situ self-calibration technique of the non-uniform magnetic field and show that high-precision measurements of ion energies are possible in a wide-angle configuration. We also discuss the implications of a stacked detector system for unambiguous identification of different ion species present in the ion beam and explore the feasibility of detection of high energy particles beyond 100 MeV/amu in radiation harsh environments.
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Lund University, P.O. Box 118, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Senje
authors.affiliation: Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: McCormack
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Albright
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Letzring
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Gautier
authors.affiliation: Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dromey
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toncian
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zepf
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Hegelich