Note: Determining the detection efficiency of excited neutral atoms by a microchannel plate detector

作者:Berry Ben*; Zohrabi M; Hayes D; Ablikim U; Jochim Bethany; Severt T; Carnes K D; Ben Itzhak I
来源:Review of Scientific Instruments, 2015, 86(4): 046103.
DOI:10.1063/1.4916953

摘要

We present a method for determining the detection efficiency of neutral atoms relative to keV ions. Excited D* atoms are produced by D-2 fragmentation in a strong laser field. The fragments are detected by a micro-channel plate detector either directly as neutrals or as keV ions following field ionization and acceleration by a static electric field. Moreover, we propose a new mechanism by which neutrals are detected. We show that the ratio of the yield of neutrals and ions can be related to the relative detection efficiency of these species.

  • 出版日期2015-4