Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 093003 (2008) [4 pages]Stopping Supersonic Beams with a Series of Pulsed Electromagnetic Coils: An Atomic Coilgun
See accompanying Physics Focus We report the stopping of an atomic beam, using a series of pulsed electromagnetic coils. We use a supersonic beam of metastable neon created in a gas discharge as a monochromatic source of paramagnetic atoms. A series of coils is fired in a timed sequence to bring the atoms to near rest, where they are detected on a microchannel plate. Applications to fundamental problems in physics and chemistry are discussed. © 2008 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.093003
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.093003
PACS:
37.90.+j
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