Calibration of scintillation screens for ultrashort electron bunch detection


Calibration of scintillation screens for ultrashort electron bunch detection

Kurz, T.; Couperus, J. P.; Krämer, J. M.; Ding, H.; Kuschel, S.; Köhler, A.; Zarini, O.; Hollatz, D.; Schinkel, D.; D‘Arcy, R.; Schwinkendorf, J. P.; Irman, A.; Schramm, U.; Karsch, S.

This work reports on the calibration of scintillating screens for diagnoses of high-charge density electron beams origination from laser plasma accelerators (LPA). Our setup at the conventional ELBE accelerator is cross-calibrated with an integrating current transformer (ICT) and allows for calibration over a large charge density range, thus enabling the study both the linear and non-linear scintillating screen response, as well as long-term stability tests of the screens. In contrast to previous works, the calibration presented here is performed under conditions with a close mimic to real experimental LPA conditions.
A linear response of the scintillator to the applied electron charge was found, followed by a saturation process starting in the range of nC/mm^2. Mimicking a 1-Hz LPA, long–term stability tests showed a significant decrease of the scintillation efficiency over time.
Finally, we present a method where a LED-based constant light source provides an easy method for absolute calibration of charge diagnostic systems at LPAs. This method eliminates many potential error sources existing in currently used methods and enables the transfer of absolute charge calibrations between laboratories.

Related publications

  • Poster
    3rd European Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop, 24.-30.09.2017, Isola d'Elba, Italy
  • Invited lecture (Conferences)
    Joint ARIES-ADA Workshop on 'Scintillation Screens and Optical Technology for transverse Profile Measurements', 01.-03.04.2019, Kraków, Polska

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