Swift ion plasma interaction experiments at Erlangen

  • J. Jacoby
  • , M. Engelbrecht
  • , M. Engelhardt
  • , H. P. Flierl
  • , D. H.H. Hoffmann
  • , J. Kolb
  • , R. Kowalewicz
  • , A. Meinike
  • , J. Philipps

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Abstract

A new target area has been set up at the Tandem accelerator in Erlangen to investigate the interaction of ions with plasmas. The Erlangen-Tandem accelerator provides medium- and light-ion beams (p, He, C, O, Cu) at moderate particle energies of 1-30 MeV. This energy range is especially useful to study the interaction of ions with ionized matter close to the maximum of energy loss in a plasma. Experiments using the variable energy of the Tandem provide for the first time energy-dependant stopping power data close to this maximum. First results have been obtained for a Cu beam at 4-10 MeV particle energy yielding a stopping power between 1310 and 1060 MeV/(mg/cm2) in a hydrogen plasma. The measured stopping power of Cu in cold hydrogen gas varies between 31 and 65 MeV/(mg/cm2) in this energy range.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)552-557
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume415
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 1998
Externally publishedYes

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