An intense cold beam of metastable helium

J. A. Swansson; R. G. Dall; A. G. Truscott

doi:10.1007/s00340-006-2472-y

An intense cold beam of metastable helium

J. A. Swansson, R. G. Dall, A. G. Truscott^*

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We have produced and characterised a slow, bright and intense atomic beam of metastable helium atoms, suitable for atomic physics experiments. The maximum continuous flux attained was 2×10¹⁰ atoms/s, while a typical longitudinal peak velocity of the beam was ≈ 26 m/s with a divergence in the range of 15 mrad to 30 mrad.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	485-489
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume	86
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2472-y
Publication status	Published - Feb 2007

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