PIPS Diode Test Setup for Heavy Ion Beam Spectral Characterization

In order to have an independent, repeatable, consistent, and flexible method to assess and compare heavy ion beams produced by different heavy ion irradiation facilities, a system has been developed in ESA laboratories to acquire and analyze the energy spectra of heavy ion beams. This system based on silicon detector is composed of a degrader system and detector to allow the acquisition of several measurement points. By coupling this measurement with simulation, it would be theoretically possible to identify an ion species.