A simple radionuclide-driven single-ion source

M. Montero Díez; K. Twelker; W. Fairbank; G. Gratta; P. S. Barbeau; K. Barry; R. Devoe; M. J. Dolinski; M. Green; F. Leport; A. R. Müller; R. Neilson; K. O'Sullivan; N. Ackerman; B. Aharmin; M. Auger; C. Benitez-Medina; M. Breidenbach; A. Burenkov; S. Cook; T. Daniels; K. Donato; J. Farine; G. Giroux; R. Gornea; K. Graham; C. Hagemann; C. Hall; K. Hall; D. Hallman; C. Hargrove; S. Herrin; A. Karelin; L. J. Kaufman; A. Kuchenkov; K. Kumar; J. Lacey; D. S. Leonard; D. MacKay; R. MacLellan; B. Mong; E. Niner; A. Odian; A. Piepke; A. Pocar; C. Y. Prescott; K. Pushkin; E. Rollin; P. C. Rowson; D. Sinclair; S. Slutsky; V. Stekhanov; J. L. Vuilleumier; U. Wichoski; J. Wodin; L. Yang; Y. R. Yen

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A simple radionuclide-driven single-ion source

M. Montero Díez, K. Twelker, W. Fairbank, G. Gratta, P. S. Barbeau, K. Barry, R. Devoe, M. J. Dolinski, M. Green, F. Leport, A. R. Müller, R. Neilson, K. O'Sullivan, N. Ackerman, B. Aharmin, M. Auger, C. Benitez-Medina, M. Breidenbach, A. Burenkov, S. CookT. Daniels, K. Donato, J. Farine, G. Giroux, R. Gornea, K. Graham, C. Hagemann, C. Hall, K. Hall, D. Hallman, C. Hargrove, S. Herrin, A. Karelin, L. J. Kaufman, A. Kuchenkov, K. Kumar, J. Lacey, D. S. Leonard, D. MacKay, R. MacLellan, B. Mong, E. Niner, A. Odian, A. Piepke, A. Pocar, C. Y. Prescott, K. Pushkin, E. Rollin, P. C. Rowson, D. Sinclair, S. Slutsky, V. Stekhanov, J. L. Vuilleumier, U. Wichoski, J. Wodin, L. Yang, Y. R. Yen

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We describe a source capable of producing single barium ions through nuclear recoils in radioactive decay. The source is fabricated by electroplating ¹⁴⁸Gd onto a silicon α -particle detector and vapor depositing a layer of BaF₂ over it. ¹⁴⁴Sm recoils from the alpha decay of ¹⁴⁸Gd are used to dislodge Ba⁺ ions from the BaF₂ layer and emit them in the surrounding environment. The simultaneous detection of an α particle in the substrate detector allows for tagging of the nuclear decay and of the Ba⁺ emission. The source is simple, durable, and can be manipulated and used in different environments. We discuss the fabrication process, which can be easily adapted to emit most other chemical species, and the performance of the source.

Original language	English
Article number	113301
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	81
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3499505
State	Published - Nov 2010

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We would like to thank K. Moody (LLNL) and L. Moretto (UC Berkeley and LBNL) for their radiochemistry advice. The support from the staff of the Stanford Health Physics group and, in particular, of D. Menke, is also gratefully acknowledged. We are also indebted to H. Newman and R-Y. Zhu (Caltech) for providing a high quality crystal of barium fluoride. Finally, we would like to thank Canberra Semiconductor NV and, in particular, M. Morelle for advice and for providing us with unencapsulated samples of their detectors used for practicing the different processing steps. This work was supported in part by NSF grant PHY-0652416.

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Montero Díez, M., Twelker, K., Fairbank, W., Gratta, G., Barbeau, P. S., Barry, K., Devoe, R., Dolinski, M. J., Green, M., Leport, F., Müller, A. R., Neilson, R., O'Sullivan, K., Ackerman, N., Aharmin, B., Auger, M., Benitez-Medina, C., Breidenbach, M., Burenkov, A., ... Yen, Y. R. (2010). A simple radionuclide-driven single-ion source. Review of Scientific Instruments, 81(11), Article 113301. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3499505

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