Study of weakly-formed negative ions by laser photodetachment and accelerator mass spectrometry

D. Berkovits, E. Boaretto, O. Heber, G. Hollos, G. Korschinek, W. Kutschera, M. Paul

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Abstract

A method of study of weakly-formed negative ions by excitation in laser light and accelerator mass spectrometry is described. Measurement of the photoelectric detachment cross section of the extra electron as a function of the photon energy gives information on the electron affinity. Absolute cross sections for photodetachment of negative ions of La, Ce, Th and U have been measured at the fundamental wavelength (1064 nm) of a Nd: YAG laser. To demonstrate the feasibility of determination of the electron affinity by this method, measurements near the threshold of photodetachment in Te with known electron affinity (1.971 eV) were performed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)254-257
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume92
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Jun 1994
Externally publishedYes

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