title: One-atom detection in individual ionization tracks.
abstract: A major advance in one-atom detection using laser photoionization makes it possible to detect with microsecond time resolution single neutral atoms resulting from the stopping of energetic heavy ions in a buffer gas. This detection at the one-atom level, which gives the first direct evidence of nearly complete charge neutralization of stopped energetic ions, is shown to be possible even under the extremely adverse conditions associated with a densely ionized particle track.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Bemis
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Hurst