title: Ion imaging in a high-gradient magnetic guide.
abstract: We study a photoionization method to detect and image a narrow beam of cold atoms traveling along a high-gradient two-wire magnetic guide that is continuously on. Ions are accelerated in a compact acceleration region, directed through a drift region several centimeters in length, and detected using a position-sensitive ion detector. The potentials of several electrodes can be varied to adjust the imaging properties. Using ion trajectory simulations as well as experiments, we study the passage of the ions through the detection system, the magnification of the detection system, and the time-of-flight characteristics.
authors.affiliation: JQI, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Vaidya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Traxler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hempel
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Mhaskar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raithel