Samenvatting
We report on a measurement of the characteristic temperature of an ultracold rubidium ion source, in which a cloud of laser-cooled atoms is converted to ions by photo-ionization. Extracted ion pulses are focused on a detector with a pulsed-field technique. The resulting experimental spot sizes are compared to particle-tracking simulations, from which an effective source temperature T¿=¿(3¿±¿2) mK and the corresponding transversal reduced emittance er¿=¿1.4¿×¿10-8 m rad are determined. Space charge effects that may affect the measurement are also discussed
Originele taal-2 | Engels |
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Artikelnummer | 024501 |
Pagina's (van-tot) | 024501-1/7 |
Aantal pagina's | 7 |
Tijdschrift | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 110 |
Nummer van het tijdschrift | 2 |
DOI's | |
Status | Gepubliceerd - 2011 |