TY - JOUR
T1 - Selective suppression of negative ions by lasers
AU - Berkovits, D.
AU - Boaretto, E.
AU - Hollos, G.
AU - Kutschera, W.
AU - Naaman, R.
AU - Paul, M.
AU - Vager, Z.
PY - 1989/9/15
Y1 - 1989/9/15
N2 - A method of selective suppression of negative ions by electron photodetachment with a laser beam is investigated. The interaction of 532 nm photons from a Nd:YAG laser with negative ions of 32S, 37Cl and 40Ca16O was studied. A strong depletion of 32S- and 40Ca16O- beam intensities, but no effect on 37Cl- ions, was observed. Photodetachment cross sections of (1.0±0.2)×10-17 cm2 and (7±3)×10-17 cm2 were measured for 32S- and 40Ca16O-, respectively. Implications for accelerator mass spectrometry measurements are discussed.
AB - A method of selective suppression of negative ions by electron photodetachment with a laser beam is investigated. The interaction of 532 nm photons from a Nd:YAG laser with negative ions of 32S, 37Cl and 40Ca16O was studied. A strong depletion of 32S- and 40Ca16O- beam intensities, but no effect on 37Cl- ions, was observed. Photodetachment cross sections of (1.0±0.2)×10-17 cm2 and (7±3)×10-17 cm2 were measured for 32S- and 40Ca16O-, respectively. Implications for accelerator mass spectrometry measurements are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0168-9002(89)91507-6
DO - 10.1016/0168-9002(89)91507-6
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AN - SCOPUS:0024735665
SN - 0168-9002
VL - 281
SP - 663
EP - 666
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
IS - 3
ER -