A VUV light source for enhanced production of metastable krypton and xenon beams
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| author | Stollenwerk, Patrick R. Bailey, Kevin G. Koch, Daniel Mueller, Peter O'Connor, Thomas P. Zappala, Jake C. Bishof, Michael |
| author_facet | Stollenwerk, Patrick R. Bailey, Kevin G. Koch, Daniel Mueller, Peter O'Connor, Thomas P. Zappala, Jake C. Bishof, Michael |
| contents | We demonstrate excitation of metastable krypton and xenon beams using a vacuum ultraviolet lamp and directly compare the performance of this method to metastable excitation based on a radiofrequency-driven plasma discharge. In our apparatus, lamp-based metastable excitation outperforms the plasma discharge across a wide range of beam flux values relevant for Atom Trap Trace Analysis (ATTA). Moreover, we do not observe significant degradation in lamp performance after over 160 hours of operation. We find that lamp-based excitation is particularly advantageous at the smallest and largest beam fluxes tested, demonstrating the utility of this approach both for improving krypton ATTA and for enabling the detection of radioactive xenon isotopes using ATTA. Finally, we demonstrate an additional enhancement to lamp-based metastable excitation efficiency and stability by applying an external magnetic field. |
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| spellingShingle | A VUV light source for enhanced production of metastable krypton and xenon beams Stollenwerk, Patrick R. Bailey, Kevin G. Koch, Daniel Mueller, Peter O'Connor, Thomas P. Zappala, Jake C. Bishof, Michael Atomic Physics Optics We demonstrate excitation of metastable krypton and xenon beams using a vacuum ultraviolet lamp and directly compare the performance of this method to metastable excitation based on a radiofrequency-driven plasma discharge. In our apparatus, lamp-based metastable excitation outperforms the plasma discharge across a wide range of beam flux values relevant for Atom Trap Trace Analysis (ATTA). Moreover, we do not observe significant degradation in lamp performance after over 160 hours of operation. We find that lamp-based excitation is particularly advantageous at the smallest and largest beam fluxes tested, demonstrating the utility of this approach both for improving krypton ATTA and for enabling the detection of radioactive xenon isotopes using ATTA. Finally, we demonstrate an additional enhancement to lamp-based metastable excitation efficiency and stability by applying an external magnetic field. |
| title | A VUV light source for enhanced production of metastable krypton and xenon beams |
| topic | Atomic Physics Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.11493 |