Single-electron detection and spectroscopy via relativistic cyclotron radiation

Asner, D. M.; Bradley, R. F.; de Viveiros, L.; Doe, P. J.; Fernandes, J. L.; Fertl, M.; Finn, E. C.; Formaggio, J. A.; Furse, D.; Jones, A. M.; Kofron, J. N.; LaRoque, B. H.; Leber, M.; McBride, E. L.; Miller, M. L.; Mohanmurthy, P.; Monreal, B.; Oblath, N. S.; Robertson, R. G. H.; Rosenberg, L. J.; Rybka, G.; Rysewyk, D.; Sternberg, M. G.; Tedeschi, J. R.; Thummler, T.; VanDevender, B. A.; Woods, N. L.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.162501

Title: Single-electron detection and spectroscopy via relativistic cyclotron radiation

Journal Article · Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.162501· OSTI ID:1332971

Asner, D. M. ^[1]; Bradley, R. F. ^[2]; de Viveiros, L. ^[3]; Doe, P. J. ^[4]; Fernandes, J. L. ^[1]; Fertl, M. ^[4]; Finn, E. C. ^[1]; Formaggio, J. A. ^[5]; Furse, D. ^[5]; Jones, A. M. ^[1]; Kofron, J. N. ^[4]; LaRoque, B. H. ^[3]; Leber, M. ^[3]; McBride, E. L. ^[4]; Miller, M. L. ^[4]; Mohanmurthy, P. ^[5]; Monreal, B. ^[3]; Oblath, N. S. ^[5]; Robertson, R. G. H. ^[4]; Rosenberg, L. J. ^[4] more »

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Karlsruhe Inst. of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe (Germany)

It has been understood since 1897 that accelerating charges should emit electromagnetic radiation. Cyclotron radiation, the particular form of radiation emitted by an electron orbiting in a magnetic field, was first derived in 1904. Despite the simplicity of this concept, and the enormous utility of electron spectroscopy in nuclear and particle physics, single-electron cyclotron radiation has never been observed directly. Here we demonstrate single-electron detection in a novel radiofrequency spectrometer. We observe the cyclotron radiation emitted by individual electrons that are produced with mildly-relativistic energies by a gaseous radioactive source and are magnetically trapped. The relativistic shift in the cyclotron frequency permits a precise electron energy measurement. Precise beta electron spectroscopy from gaseous radiation sources is a key technique in modern efforts to measure the neutrino mass via the tritium decay endpoint, and this work is a proof-of-concept for future neutrino mass experiments using this technique.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States); Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Contributing Organization:: Project 8 Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0004036; FG02-97ER41020; SC0011091; AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1332971

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1178479; OSTI ID: 1191786

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-104834; PRLTAO

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 114, Issue 16; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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