The irradiation study of carbon stripper foils by a 12 MeV Ar beam

¹ Purdue University, Nuclear Engineering Department, IN 47907-2017, USA
² Michigan State University, National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab, MI 48824, USA
³ Michigan State University, Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, MI 48824, USA
⁴ University of Notre Dame, Department of Physics, IN 46556, USA
⁵ UHV Technologies, Inc., TX 76104, USA

^* Corresponding author: jiang568@purdue.edu

Published online: 28 February 2020

Abstract

Irradiation performance of multilayer HBC foils which layers are more than 20 were conducted for the first time, and different types of carbon stripper foils were dosed under a series of irradiation conditions systematically. Eight (8) types of carbon stripper foils were striked by Ar⁴⁺ beam under different intensities and fluences. Multilayer foils performed generally better than the monolayer ones. The existence of boron layer helped to increase the resistance of the foils to irradiation damage, elongating their lifetimes.