title: Passive electrostatic recycling spectrometer of desk-top size for charged particles of low kinetic energy.
abstract: A passive electrostatic recycling spectrometer for charged particles is described and demonstrated to store electrons with typical kinetic energies of tens of eV. The design of the charged particle optics and the basic operating characteristics of the storage ring are discussed. The storage lifetime achieved is approximately 50 micros, which is target gas pressure limited and corresponds to approximately 200 orbits of the 0.65 m orbital circumference. The storage ring also has controllable energy dispersive elements enabling it to operate as a spectroscopic device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Tessier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Seccombe
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Reddish
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Alderman
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Birdsey
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hammond