A generalization of one-atom detection

G. S. Hurst, S. D. Kramer, M. G. Payne, J. P. Young

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Abstract

Resonance ionization spectroscopy (RIS) and its associated one-atom detection can now be used to selectively detect nearly all of the elements. In this paper a notation borrowed from nuclear physics is introduced to classify five basic laser schemes which are entered into the periodic table of the elements. Applications of one-atom detection have grown to include many examples in classical physics and chemistry, photophysics, and modern physics. The modern physics category includes the detection of a few atoms generated by solar neutrino interactions in large samples and other ultralow-level counting applications for environmental research and cosmochronology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)133-138
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1979

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