A monitor for heavy ion flux density control based on detection of recoil protons during irradiation of polymer films |
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Authors: | Yu G Teterev B N Gikal O M Ivanov G A Kononenko V I Mironov |
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Affiliation: | (1) Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, ul. Joliot-Curie 6, Dubna, Moscow oblast, 141980, Russia |
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Abstract: | An monitor for control of accelerated particle flux density used in irradiation of polymer films with heavy ions with a low track density (103?5 × 107 cm?2) is based on detection of recoil protons. It has been designed to control irradiation of a film with a width of up to 650 mm and is composed of five PIN diodes with a hydrogenous target placed in front of each diode. The sensitivity of the monitor with a polyethylene target to the density of a xenon ion beam is described by a linear function; its value is (4.0±0.5) × 10?3 pulses/(ion/cm2). The instrument is capable of monitoring ion flux densities of <106 cm?2, for which all other methods are ineffective. It can be used to determine the track density in a finished product, bypassing the stage of a check with an electron microscope. The signals from the monitor can also be used to introduce a feedback in a system of automatic beam tuning in order to improve the film irradiation quality. The radiation hardness of silicon detectors is ≈ 1012 protons/cm2. At an average detector load of ≈ 104 protons/cm2, the average service life of the monitor is 108 s of continuous operation. |
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