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Operating semiconductor Timepix detector with optical readout in an extremely hostile environment of laser plasma acceleration experiment

Author

Kocon D	ELI Beamlines, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Klir D	ELI Beamlines, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Krasa J	ELI Beamlines, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Lastovička Tomáš	ELI Beamlines, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Přibyl Lukáš	ELI Beamlines, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Granja Carlos, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.	IEAP
Jakůbek Jan, Ing. Ph.D.	IEAP
Platkevič Michal, Ing.	IEAP

Year

2013

Scientific journal

Proceedings of IBIC2013, Oxford, UK, MOPF05, p. 208 – 211

Web

http://ibic2013.org/prepress/papers/mopf05.pdf

Abstract

An optical readout and shielding against electromagnetic pulses (EMP) has been developed as part of the ELI Beamlines/IEAP project for hybrid silicon pixel detector Timepix and it significantly improved its resistance to electromagnetic pulses (EMP). The setup was successfully tested under vacuum at Prague Asterix Laser System (PALS) during experiments with laser pulses of energies up to 700 J and duration of 350 ps bombarding thin solid target. We present our experience with the new setup and its description. The recorded spectrometric data were analyzed and interpreted in a context of an independent experimental campaign run in parallel.

Cite article as:

D. Kocon, D. Klir, J. Krasa, T. Lastovička, L. Přibyl, C. Granja, J. Jakůbek, M. Platkevič, "Operating semiconductor Timepix detector with optical readout in an extremely hostile environment of laser plasma acceleration experiment", Proceedings of IBIC2013, Oxford, UK, MOPF05, p. 208 – 211 (2013)