Tebartz, AlexandraNeely, DavidBedacht, StefanHesse, MarkusAstbury, SamClarke, RobOrtner, AlexSchaumann, GabrielWagner, Florian BenediktRoth, Markus2017-07-262017-07-262017-07-24http://purl.org/net/edata/handle/edata/724http://dx.doi.org/10.5286/edata/704Data used in the publication "Creation and characterization of free-standing cryogenic targets for laser-driven ion acceleration". A technique for the creation of free-standing cryogenic targets for laser-driven ion acceleration is presented, which allows to create solid state targets consisting of initially gaseous materials. In particular, the use of and the methods for its preparation as a target material for laser-driven ion acceleration are discussed. Moving in the phase diagram through the liquid phase leads to the substance covering an aperture on a cooled copper frame where it is solidified through further cooling. An account of characterization techniques for target thickness is given, with a focus on deducing thickness values from distance values delivered by chromatic confocal sensors. The target type covered in this publication was used for experiment 13210007, Vulcan, Target Area Petawatt.enCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Laser-plasma, Cryogenic target, ion accelerationDataset