damages due to irradiation by heavy ions are controlled using an electron beam from an electron gun. The electron beam penetrates the targets at the opposite of the ion beam path and is received by a slit [...] disturbing a running experiment. The method allows not only a permanent watching of changes induced by ion beam impacts but also contaminations, pin holes and variation of thickness from the production process

results of experiments at SHIP S. Hofmann Proceedings of the VI International School-Seminar on Heavy Ion Physics, Dubna, Russia, 22-27 September 1997, Oganessian, Yu.Ts. and Kalpakchieva, R., Eds., World [...] Andreyev, A.N., Saro,S., and Leino, M. Proceedings of the VI International School-Seminar on Heavy Ion Physics, Dubna, Russia, 22-27 September 1997, Oganessian, Yu.Ts. and Kalpakchieva, R., Eds., World [...] S., Ter-Akopian, G.M., and Veselsky, M. Proceedings of the International School-Seminar on Heavy Ion Physics, Vol. 1, p. 109-118, Dubna, Russia, 10-15 May 1993, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna

magazine is 20 samples. Other targets can be positioned manually in the beam position. Beam parameters Ions: Protons...Uranium Energy: <15 MeV/u LET: 10....15.000 keV/µm Fluence: 10 3 ....10 10 /cm 2 Dosimetry:

Fighting liver and lung cancer with heavy ion therapy / New methods for treating moving tumors (GSI/FAIR press release) The first patients were treated with heavy ions 25 years ago – whereas therapy was long [...] 2024 The Association awards the 26 th Christoph Schmelzer Prize for outstanding work in the field of ion beam therapy to Dr. Katrin Beatrix Schnürle (LMU Munich), Dr. Yuri Simeonov ( Philipps-Universität [...] European Space Agency (ESA) and the international accelerator center FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research GmbH), which is currently being built at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung

Z6 – a unique facility offering ion and laser beams for combined experiments Technical contact: Abel Blazevic Z6 ist ein Experimentierbereich in der Niederenergiehalle des UNILAC, in dem üblicherweise [...] hinaus trägt das LIGHT-Projekt zur Entwicklung neuer und moderner Beschleunigerstrukturen bei. Unilac ion beam: probing Phelix laser beam: heating nhelix laser beam: diagnostics 3 < Z < 92 0.3 -1 kJ @ 1 -

nhelix - nhelix is the Nanosecond High Energy Laser for Ion beam eXperiments Technical contact: Abel Blazevic Technical data of the nhelix laser system Operating wavelength 1064 nm Pulse length 4 - 15 [...] it to a plasma as well as by a diagnostic beam for laser interferomerty. At the same time, a heavy ion beam (from bottom) can penetrate the target plasma to probe the interaction mechanisms.

experiments at Z6: Interaction of heavy ions with laser driven plasma Ø energy loss of projectile ions in ideal / non-ideal plasma Ø charge state distribution of ions penetrating plasma Ø charge exchange [...] exchange processes in ionized matter Ø probing of plasma properties by energy loss of heavy ions Various plasma heating schemes Direct heating high Te highly ionized strong gradients Hohlraum heating moderate [...] Charge exchange by free electrons Recent results: Energy loss and charge state distribution of Ar ions at 4 MeV/u penetrating a laser generated Carbon plasma Projectile: 36 Ar Target: laser heated Carbon

intense heavy ion beams at GSI and at FAIR. Intense heavy ion beams open a new pathway to address this research experimentally. The unique energy deposition characteristics of heavy ion beams assure that [...] methods. Due to their high kinetic energy, fast heavy ions penetrate deep into the volume of the target where they deposit the energy along the ion trajectories. This interaction mechanism constitutes an [...] beam-target configurations for EOS studies with intense heavy ion beams, Optimization of transport, focusing and diagnostics of intense heavy ion beams, and Obtaining new data on thermophysical, optical and

transport of laser generated ions have been investigated. The first experiments improved the collimation of the highly divergent TNSA ion beam and enabled the transport of 30% of the ion beam over 6 m. Therefore [...] generate high intensity ion pulses. In parallel the transport not only of protons but also of heavy ions like carbon was investigated. In the most recent experiments, the carbon ions were focused and analyzed [...] project should deliver ion beams for secondary users. First experiments for ion beam users have been conducted. Future Experiments One point is and will always be the improvement of the ion beam transport, increase

be created in relativistic heavy-ion collisions, and then only for a relatively short time. For example, twice normal density is achieved in the collision of heavy ions (gold against gold) at an injection [...] reconstruction of the reaction. In addition, these observations reveal that the density in the heavy-ion reaction is also dependent on other quantities. During the attempt to compress nuclei together, part [...] this equation is a precondition for the characterization of the conditions present during the heavy-ion collision. The search for "in-medium properties" will only be successful if sufficient exact knowledge