ISOTOPICALLY SELECTIVE ATOM COUNTING USING PHOTON BURST DETECTION

Authors
LABELLE RD HANSEN CS MANKOWSKI MM FAIRBANK WM
Citation
Rd. Labelle et al., ISOTOPICALLY SELECTIVE ATOM COUNTING USING PHOTON BURST DETECTION, Physical review. A, 54(5), 1996, pp. 4461-4463
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
54
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
4461 - 4463
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1996)54:5<4461:ISACUP>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Photon burst detection is used to count Mg+ ions in a 500-eV beam with high optical isotopic selectivity. Background rates of less than 1 co unt in 2 h have been achieved corresponding to an optical abundance se nsitivity of 2X10(-8).