Note: Micro-channel array crucible for isotope-resolved laser spectroscopy of high-temperature atomic beams

Lebedev, Vyacheslav; Bartlett, Joshua H.; Malyzhenkov, Alexander; Castro, Alonso

doi:10.1063/1.5006457

Title: Note: Micro-channel array crucible for isotope-resolved laser spectroscopy of high-temperature atomic beams

Abstract

Here, we present a novel compact design for a multichannel atomic oven which generates collimated beams of refractory atoms for fieldable laser spectroscopy. Using this resistively heated crucible, we demonstrate spectroscopy of an erbium sample at 1300 °C with improved isotopic resolution with respect to a single-channel design. In addition, our oven has a high thermal efficiency. By minimizing the surface area of the crucible, we achieve 2000 °C at 140 W of applied electrical power. As a result, the design does not require any active cooling and is compact enough to allow for its incorporation into fieldable instruments.

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2017

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1415424

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1411482

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-17-28924
Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748; TRN: US1800817

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Review of Scientific Instruments

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 88; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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                    Lebedev, Vyacheslav, Bartlett, Joshua H., Malyzhenkov, Alexander, and Castro, Alonso. Note: Micro-channel array crucible for isotope-resolved laser spectroscopy of high-temperature atomic beams.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Lebedev, Vyacheslav, Bartlett, Joshua H., Malyzhenkov, Alexander, & Castro, Alonso. Note: Micro-channel array crucible for isotope-resolved laser spectroscopy of high-temperature atomic beams.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5006457

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                    Lebedev, Vyacheslav, Bartlett, Joshua H., Malyzhenkov, Alexander, and Castro, Alonso. Wed .  
"Note: Micro-channel array crucible for isotope-resolved laser spectroscopy of high-temperature atomic beams".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5006457.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1415424.

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@article{osti_1415424,

  title        = {Note: Micro-channel array crucible for isotope-resolved laser spectroscopy of high-temperature atomic beams},

  author       = {Lebedev, Vyacheslav and Bartlett, Joshua H. and Malyzhenkov, Alexander and Castro, Alonso},

  abstractNote = {Here, we present a novel compact design for a multichannel atomic oven which generates collimated beams of refractory atoms for fieldable laser spectroscopy. Using this resistively heated crucible, we demonstrate spectroscopy of an erbium sample at 1300 °C with improved isotopic resolution with respect to a single-channel design. In addition, our oven has a high thermal efficiency. By minimizing the surface area of the crucible, we achieve 2000 °C at 140 W of applied electrical power. As a result, the design does not require any active cooling and is compact enough to allow for its incorporation into fieldable instruments.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.5006457},

  journal      = {Review of Scientific Instruments},

  number       = 12,

  volume       = 88,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2017},

  month        = {Wed Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2017}

}

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