Material-dependent variations of alignment in beam-foil excitation

H. G. Berry, G. Gabrielse, T. Gay, A. E. Livingston

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Abstract

We have measured the linear polarization fractions of the 2s1S-3p1P He I transition at 5 016 Å excited by the passage of helium ions through thin perpendicular foils at beam energies of 40 to 220 keV. Metallic foils such as Au and Ag show less polarization than carbon, while non-conducting SiO2 foils produce increased linear polarization. Time variations of the polarization show that the build-up of impurities on the final surface of the foils yields carbon-foil like polarizations. At higher beam energies of 0.6 to 1.0 MeV, all foils show increased polarization for neon transitions, but decreased polarization for He II transitions with respect to the carbon foil values.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)99-104
Number of pages6
JournalPhysica Scripta
Volume16
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 1977

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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