Laser detection of the rare isotope ^3He at concentrations as low as 10^−9
Author(s) -
S. A. Aseyev,
Yu. A. Kudryavtsev,
V. S. Letokhov,
V. V. Petrunin
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
optics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.16.000514
Subject(s) - photoionization , isotope , laser , optics , materials science , laser beams , mass spectrometry , sensitivity (control systems) , atomic physics , physics , ionization , ion , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics , electronic engineering , engineering
The method of collinear laser photoionization of atoms in a modulated fast beam is used to detect the rare isotope (3)He, with high-repetition-rate lasers being applied to improve the detection sensitivity. The method has made it possible to detect (3)He at relative abundances as low as 10(-9).
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