Storage of ions from laser-produced plasmas
- 15 February 1981
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 38 (4) , 221-223
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.92315
Abstract
A laser‐produced plasma has been shown to be an effective means of producing metal ions, which are subsequently stored in an ion trap. The output from a Nd:YAG laser is focused onto targets, including Be, C, Al, Fe, and Pb, at the edge of an electrostatic ion trap. Typically 2×108 ions are trapped with storage times greater than 100 msec. Only singly charged ions are observed. The ion trap used for this work is a novel electrostatic trap having a harmonic axial potential. Properties of the plasma are measured by using the trap as a Langmuir probe.Keywords
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