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<p>The Thomson parabola spectrometer (TPS) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_nuka-2023-0005_ref_001">1</xref>] is a well-known, universal diagnostic tool that is widely used in laser plasma experiments to measure the parameters of accelerated ions. In contrast to other popular ion diagnostics, such as semiconductor detectors or ion collectors, the TPS is not greatly affected by electromagnetic pulses generated during high-power laser interaction with matter and can be tuned to acquire data in various energy ranges of accelerated ions, depending on the goal of the experiment. Despite the many advantages of this diagnostic device, processing the collected data is a difficult task and requires a lot of caution during interpretation of gathered results. In this work, we introduce the basic principles of operation and data analysis based on the numerical tool created specifically for the TPS designed at the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, present a range of data obtained during various recent experiments in which our TPS was used, and highlight the difficulties in data analysis depending on the purpose of the experiment and the experimental setup.</p>
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The Thomson parabola spectrometer (TPS) [1] is a well-known, universal diagnostic tool that is widely used in laser plasma experiments to measure the parameters of accelerated ions. In contrast to other popular ion diagnostics, such as semiconductor detectors or ion collectors, the TPS is not greatly affected by electromagnetic pulses generated during high-power laser interaction with matter and can be tuned to acquire data in various energy ranges of accelerated ions, depending on the goal of the experiment. Despite the many advantages of this diagnostic device, processing the collected data is a difficult task and requires a lot of caution during interpretation of gathered results. In this work, we introduce the basic principles of operation and data analysis based on the numerical tool created specifically for the TPS designed at the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, present a range of data obtained during various recent experiments in which our TPS was used, and highlight the difficulties in data analysis depending on the purpose of the experiment and the experimental setup.

Capabilities of Thomson parabola spectrometer in various laser-plasma- and laser-fusion-related experiments

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The Thomson parabola spectrometer (TPS) [1] is a well-known, universal diagnostic tool that is widely used in laser plasma experiments to measure the...

Capabilities of Thomson parabola spectrometer in various laser-plasma- and laser-fusion-related experiments

Article Category: ORIGINAL PAPER

Published Online: Apr 03, 2023

Page range: 29 - 36

Received: Aug 31, 2022

Accepted: Nov 16, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2023-0005

Keywords
Acceleration, Diagnostic, Ion, Laser, Plasma, Thomson spectrometer

© 2023 Przemysław Tchórz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Capabilities of Thomson parabola spectrometer in various laser-plasma- and laser-fusion-related experiments

Article Category: ORIGINAL PAPER

Published Online: Apr 03, 2023

Page range: 29 - 36

Received: Aug 31, 2022

Accepted: Nov 16, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2023-0005

KeywordsAcceleration, Diagnostic, Ion, Laser, Plasma, Thomson spectrometer

© 2023 Przemysław Tchórz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Acceleration, Diagnostic, Ion, Laser, Plasma, Thomson spectrometer