A very sensitive ion collection device for plasma-laser characterization

作者:Cavallaro S*; Torrisi L; Cutroneo M; Amato A; Sarta F; Wen L
来源:Review of Scientific Instruments, 2012, 83(6): 063305.
DOI:10.1063/1.4730594

摘要

In this paper a very sensitive ion collection device, for diagnostic of laser ablated-target plasma, is described. It allows for reducing down to few microvolts the signal threshold at digital scope input. A standard ion collector is coupled to a transimpedance amplifier, specially designed, which increases data acquisition sensitivity by a gain approximate to 1100 and does not introduce any significant distortion of input signal. By time integration of current intensity, an amount of charge as small as 2.7 x 10(-2) pC can be detected for photopeak events.