Three-dimensional thermal simulations of thin solid carbon foils for charge stripping of high current uranium ion beams at a proposed new heavy-ion linac at GSI

Autor: N. A. Tahir, V. Kim, B. Schlitt, W. Barth, L. Groening, I. V. Lomonosov, A. R. Piriz, Th. Stöhlker, H. Vormann
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Physical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams, Vol 17, Iss 4, p 041003 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1098-4402
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.041003
Popis: This paper presents an extensive numerical study of heating of thin solid carbon foils by 1.4 MeV/u uranium ion beams to explore the possibility of using such a target as a charge stripper at the proposed new Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung high energy heavy–ion linac. These simulations have been carried out using a sophisticated 3D computer code that accounts for physical phenomena that are important in this problem. A variety of beam and target parameters have been considered. The results suggest that within the considered parameter range, the target will be severely damaged by the beam. Thus, a carbon foil stripper does not seem to be a reliable option for the future Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung high energy heavy–ion linac, in particular, at FAIR design beam intensities.
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