@article{oai:repo.qst.go.jp:00086297,
 author = {Abe, Y. and Kohri, H. and Tokiyasu, A. and Takumi, Minami and Iwasaki, K. and Taguchi, T. and Takafumi, Asai and Kanasaki, M. and Satoshi, Kodaira and S. Fujioka and Kuramitsu, Y. and Yuji, Fukuda and Takumi, Minami and Takafumi, Asai and Satoshi, Kodaira and Yuji, Fukuda},
 journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
 month = {Jun},
 note = {Particle counting analysis (PCA) with multi-stage scintillation detector shows a new perspective on angularly- resolved spectral characterizations of GeV-scale, multi-species ion beams produced by high-power lasers. The diagnosis provides a mass-dependent ion energy spectrum based on time-of-flight and pulse-height analysis of single particle events detected through repetitive experiments. With a novel arrangement of multiple scintil- lators with different ions stopping powers, PCA offers potential advantages over commonly used diagnostics (CR-39, radiochromic films, Thomson parabola etc.) in terms of coverage solid angle, detection efficiency for GeV-ions, and shot-to-shot analysis in high repetition experiments. The basic detector design was tested using a 230-MeV proton beam from the Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC), where we demon- strated its ability to discriminate major ion species accelerated in laser-plasma experiments (i.e. protons, deuterons, carbon and oxygen ions) with excellent energy and mass resolution. The proposed diagnostic concept would be essential for better understanding of laser-driven particle acceleration, which paves the way towards all-optical compact accelerators for a range of applications.},
 pages = {063502-1--063502-8},
 title = {A multi-stage scintillation counter for GeV-scale multi-species ion spectroscopy in laser-driven particle acceleration experiments},
 volume = {93},
 year = {2022}
}