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Production of a high-density state-selected metastable neon beam

J. A. Brand, J. E. Furst, T. J. Gay, L. D. Schearer

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We have developed a high-density source of metastable neon and have selectively quenched both metastable species using a standing-wave dye laser. The source is compact, stable, and produces an average intensity of 3.6×1014 sr−1 s−1 and a density on target of 7.7×106 cm−3.

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We have developed a high-density source of metastable neon and have selectively quenched both metastable species using a standing-wave dye laser. The source is compact, stable, and produces an average intensity of 3.6×1014 sr−1 s−1 and a density on target of 7.7×106 cm−3.

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We have developed a high-density source of metastable neon and have selectively quenched both metastable species using a standing-wave dye laser. The source is compact, stable, and produces an average intensity of 3.6×1014 sr−1 s−1 and a density on target of 7.7×106 cm−3.

Key concepts: Metastability, Neon, Atomic physics, Materials science, Laser, Beam (structure), Optics, Physics

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