Stripping Efficiency and Lifetime of Carbon Foils
arXiv:physics/0611157 · doi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.02.060
Abstract
Charge-exchange injection by means of carbon foils is a widely used method in accelerators. This paper discusses two critical issues concerning the use of carbon foils: efficiency and lifetime. An energy scaling of stripping efficiency was suggested and compared with measurements. Several factors that determine the foil lifetime - energy deposition, heating, stress and buckling - were studied by using the simulation codes MARS and ANSYS.
Presented at the 23rd World Conference of International Nuclear Target Development Society (INTDS) in Tsukuba, Japan, October 16-20, 2006