Velocity Map Imaging Spectrometer Optimized for Reduction of Background from Scattered UV Light
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| author | Ladda, Nicolas Westmeier, Fabian Das, Sagnik Dreher, Wilfried Ranecky, Simon T. Rosen, Tonio Singh, Krishna Kant Stehling, Till Jakob Vasudevan, Sudheendran Braun, Hendrike Baumert, Thomas Mikosch, Jochen Senftleben, Arne |
| author_facet | Ladda, Nicolas Westmeier, Fabian Das, Sagnik Dreher, Wilfried Ranecky, Simon T. Rosen, Tonio Singh, Krishna Kant Stehling, Till Jakob Vasudevan, Sudheendran Braun, Hendrike Baumert, Thomas Mikosch, Jochen Senftleben, Arne |
| contents | Velocity map imaging spectroscopy is a powerful technique for detecting the momentum distribution of photoelectrons resulting from an ionization experiment on atoms or molecules. However, when used with ultraviolet light sources, scattered photons can lead to the emission of photoelectrons from the spectrometer's electrodes, giving rise to severe noise disturbing the desired signal. We present a velocity map imaging spectrometer optimized to reduce unwanted background signals. The primary modifications to the conventional design include spectrometer electrode geometries with small cross section exposed to the scattered photons, with blocked pathways for photoelectrons from the electrodes to the detector, as well as the incorporation of optical baffles. Compared to a conventional design optimized solely on the spectrometer's photoelectron momentum resolution, we have achieved the elimination of 99.9 \% of the background noise without substantial compromise to the resolution. Note that most of the improvements were achieved without the necessity of high-grade windows, reducing the sensitivity to window degradation by UV light. We give general guidelines on efficiently coping with the long-standing experimental problem of electron background originating from scattered light by considering it already in the design stage of a new spectrometer. |
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| spellingShingle | Velocity Map Imaging Spectrometer Optimized for Reduction of Background from Scattered UV Light Ladda, Nicolas Westmeier, Fabian Das, Sagnik Dreher, Wilfried Ranecky, Simon T. Rosen, Tonio Singh, Krishna Kant Stehling, Till Jakob Vasudevan, Sudheendran Braun, Hendrike Baumert, Thomas Mikosch, Jochen Senftleben, Arne Instrumentation and Detectors Velocity map imaging spectroscopy is a powerful technique for detecting the momentum distribution of photoelectrons resulting from an ionization experiment on atoms or molecules. However, when used with ultraviolet light sources, scattered photons can lead to the emission of photoelectrons from the spectrometer's electrodes, giving rise to severe noise disturbing the desired signal. We present a velocity map imaging spectrometer optimized to reduce unwanted background signals. The primary modifications to the conventional design include spectrometer electrode geometries with small cross section exposed to the scattered photons, with blocked pathways for photoelectrons from the electrodes to the detector, as well as the incorporation of optical baffles. Compared to a conventional design optimized solely on the spectrometer's photoelectron momentum resolution, we have achieved the elimination of 99.9 \% of the background noise without substantial compromise to the resolution. Note that most of the improvements were achieved without the necessity of high-grade windows, reducing the sensitivity to window degradation by UV light. We give general guidelines on efficiently coping with the long-standing experimental problem of electron background originating from scattered light by considering it already in the design stage of a new spectrometer. |
| title | Velocity Map Imaging Spectrometer Optimized for Reduction of Background from Scattered UV Light |
| topic | Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.16339 |