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A simple radionuclide-driven single-ion source.

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Montero Díez, M; Twelker, K; Fairbank, W; Gratta, G; Barbeau, PS; Barry, K; DeVoe, R; Dolinski, MJ; Green, M; LePort, F; Müller, AR; Auger, M ...
Published in: The Review of scientific instruments
November 2010

We describe a source capable of producing single barium ions through nuclear recoils in radioactive decay. The source is fabricated by electroplating (148)Gd onto a silicon α-particle detector and vapor depositing a layer of BaF(2) over it. (144)Sm recoils from the alpha decay of (148)Gd are used to dislodge Ba(+) ions from the BaF(2) layer and emit them in the surrounding environment. The simultaneous detection of an α particle in the substrate detector allows for tagging of the nuclear decay and of the Ba(+) emission. The source is simple, durable, and can be manipulated and used in different environments. We discuss the fabrication process, which can be easily adapted to emit most other chemical species, and the performance of the source.

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The Review of scientific instruments

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EISSN

1089-7623

ISSN

0034-6748

Publication Date

November 2010

Volume

81

Issue

11

Start / End Page

113301

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 09 Engineering
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
  • 02 Physical Sciences
 

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Montero Díez, M., Twelker, K., Fairbank, W., Gratta, G., Barbeau, P. S., Barry, K., … Yen, Y.-R. (2010). A simple radionuclide-driven single-ion source. The Review of Scientific Instruments, 81(11), 113301. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3499505
Montero Díez, M., K. Twelker, W. Fairbank, G. Gratta, P. S. Barbeau, K. Barry, R. DeVoe, et al. “A simple radionuclide-driven single-ion source.The Review of Scientific Instruments 81, no. 11 (November 2010): 113301. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3499505.
Montero Díez M, Twelker K, Fairbank W, Gratta G, Barbeau PS, Barry K, et al. A simple radionuclide-driven single-ion source. The Review of scientific instruments. 2010 Nov;81(11):113301.
Montero Díez, M., et al. “A simple radionuclide-driven single-ion source.The Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 81, no. 11, Nov. 2010, p. 113301. Epmc, doi:10.1063/1.3499505.
Montero Díez M, Twelker K, Fairbank W, Gratta G, Barbeau PS, Barry K, DeVoe R, Dolinski MJ, Green M, LePort F, Müller AR, Neilson R, O’Sullivan K, Ackerman N, Aharmin B, Auger M, Benitez-Medina C, Breidenbach M, Burenkov A, Cook S, Daniels T, Donato K, Farine J, Giroux G, Gornea R, Graham K, Hagemann C, Hall C, Hall K, Hallman D, Hargrove C, Herrin S, Karelin A, Kaufman LJ, Kuchenkov A, Kumar K, Lacey J, Leonard DS, Mackay D, MacLellan R, Mong B, Niner E, Odian A, Piepke A, Pocar A, Prescott CY, Pushkin K, Rollin E, Rowson PC, Sinclair D, Slutsky S, Stekhanov V, Vuilleumier J-L, Wichoski U, Wodin J, Yang L, Yen Y-R. A simple radionuclide-driven single-ion source. The Review of scientific instruments. 2010 Nov;81(11):113301.

Published In

The Review of scientific instruments

DOI

EISSN

1089-7623

ISSN

0034-6748

Publication Date

November 2010

Volume

81

Issue

11

Start / End Page

113301

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 09 Engineering
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
  • 02 Physical Sciences