Calorimetric wire detector for measurement of atomic hydrogen beams

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Abstract

Abstract: A calorimetric detector for minimally disruptive measurements of atomic hydrogen beams is described. The calorimeter measures heat released by the recombination of hydrogen atoms into molecules on a thin wire. As a demonstration, the angular distribution of a beam with a peak intensity of ≈1016atoms/(cm2s) is measured by translating the wire across the beam. The data agree well with an analytic model of the beam from the thermal hydrogen atom source. Using the beam shape model, the relative intensity of the beam can be determined to 5% precision or better at any angle.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number60
JournalEuropean Physical Journal D
Volume79
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2025

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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