Measurement of BAS-TR imaging plate response to energetic aluminum ions

TL;DR

This study measures the response of BAS-TR imaging plates to energetic aluminum ions across a broad energy range, providing new calibration data and comparing experimental results with Monte Carlo simulations.

Contribution

First measurement of BAS-TR IP response to aluminum ions from 0 to 222 MeV, including response function and comparison with simulation models.

Findings

IP sensitivity remains nearly constant between 36 and 160 MeV.

Experimental response data aligns with Monte Carlo predictions.

Provides calibration data for aluminum ion detection using BAS-TR IP.

Abstract

We measured the response of BAS-TR imaging plate (IP) to energetic aluminum ions in the 0 to 222 MeV energy range, and compared it with predictions from a Monte Carlo simulation code using two different IP models. Energetic aluminum ions were produced with an intense laser pulse, and the response was evaluated from cross-calibration between CR-39 track detector and IP energy spectrometer. For the first time, we obtained the response function of the BAS-TR IP for aluminum ions in the energy range from 0 to 222 MeV. Notably the IP sensitivity in the exponential model is nearly constant from 36 MeV to 160 MeV.