2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/201636Charge-exchange injection by means of carbon foils is a widely used method in accelerators. This paper discusses two critical issues concerning the use of carbon foils: efficiency and lifetime. An energy scaling of stripping efficiency was suggested and compared with measurements. Several factors that determine the foil lifetime - energy deposition, heating, stress and buckling - were studied by using the simulation codes MARS and ANSYS.Presented at the 23rd World Conference of International Nuclear Target Development Society (INTDS) in Tsukuba, Japan, October 16-20, 2006Accelerator Physicstext