(1) Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu-shi, 182 Tokyo, Japan;(2) Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, 113 Tokyo, Japan
Abstract:
A metastable neon (1S5) atomic beam with a velocity of 394 m/s (373 K) and an intensity of 1.1×1015 s–1 sr–1 is produced with a novel construction using a dc glow discharge.