  We measured the response of BAS-TR imaging plate (IP) to energetic aluminum
ions in the 0 to 222 MeV energy range, and compared it with predictions from a
Monte Carlo simulation code using two different IP models. Energetic aluminum
ions were produced with an intense laser pulse, and the response was evaluated
from cross-calibration between CR-39 track detector and IP energy spectrometer.
For the first time, we obtained the response function of the BAS-TR IP for
aluminum ions in the energy range from 0 to 222 MeV. Notably the IP sensitivity
in the exponential model is nearly constant from 36 MeV to 160 MeV.
