title: Recirculating atomic beam oven.
abstract: We describe an atomic beam oven that reuses alkali metal in the unused portion of the beam. This is accomplished by condensing the desired vapor on a cooled jacket from which it may be drained back into the oven.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Pritchard