Multi-filter diamond array time-of-flight particle detector in laser–plasma experiments
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Recent advances in ion diagnostics for laser-induced plasma experiments have improved system design and data analysis. Measuring charged particle emissions from laser-irradiated targets provides valuable insights into laser-matter interactions. Among real-time diagnostics, Time-of-Flight (TOF) detectors are reliable systems for analyzing particle beam properties such as kinetic energy and shot-to-shot reproducibility. Diamond-based detectors are ideal for TOF measurements due to their fast response time, radiation hardness, and low leakage current. However, TOF detectors lack particle discrimination. To overcome this, a Multi Filter Diamond Array (MFDA) was developed using six nominally identical single crystal diamond detectors paired with aluminum foils of different thicknesses to exploit particle stopping power differences. The MFDA was tested at the Prague Asterix Laser System during an experimental campaign in the framework of the FUSION project, and data analysis was performed. A cross-validation with other diagnostics, including a Thomson Parabola Spectrometer and CR-39 detectors, is also presented.
Source: Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI: 10.1063/5.0302424
Authors: Angelo M. Raso, Edoardo Domenicone, Giada Petringa, Fabrizio Consoli, Farmesk Abubaker, Massimiliano Scisciò, G. A. Pablo Cirrone, Shubham Agarwal, Massimo Alonzo, Carmen Altana, Sahar Arjmand, Caterina Ciampi, Mattia Cipriani, Pooja Devi, Francesco Filippi, Pavel Gajdos, Benoist Grau, Giovanni Luca Guardo, Josef Krasa, Michal Krupka, Salvatore Mirabella, Giovanni Morello, Massimo Nocente, Fabrizio Odorici, Gabriele Pasquali, Antonino Picciotto, Rosaria Rinaldi, Marcin Rosinski, Antonino Scandurra, Sushil Singh, Przemyslaw Tchorz, Gianluca Verona Rinati, Claudio Verona
Institutions: University of Rome Tor Vergata, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata, National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano Bicocca, ENEA Frascati Research Centre, University of Milano-Bicocca, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Charmo University, Centro Siciliano di Fisica Nucleare e di Struttura della Materia, Czech Academy of Sciences, Charles University, FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules, Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds, University of Florence, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma Physics, University of Catania, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania, University of Salento, Italian Institute of Technology, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Lecce, Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Czech Technical University in Prague
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Awards: G8040210453, G8151246481
OpenAlex ID: W7127069429