A linear RFQ ion trap for the Enriched Xenon Observatory

B. Flatt; M. Green; J. Wodin; R. DeVoe; P. Fierlinger; G. Gratta; F. LePort; M. Montero Díez; R. Neilson; K. O'Sullivan; A. Pocar; S. Waldman; E. Baussan; M. Breidenbach; R. Conley; W. Fairbank; J. Farine; C. Hall; K. Hall; D. Hallman; C. Hargrove; M. Hauger; J. Hodgson; F. Juget; D. S. Leonard; D. Mackay; Y. Martin; B. Mong; A. Odian; L. Ounalli; A. Piepke; C. Y. Prescott; P. C. Rowson; K. Skarpaas; D. Schenker; D. Sinclair; V. Strickland; C. Virtue; J. L. Vuilleuimier; J. M. Vuilleuimier; K. Wamba; P. Weber

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A linear RFQ ion trap for the Enriched Xenon Observatory

B. Flatt, M. Green, J. Wodin, R. DeVoe, P. Fierlinger, G. Gratta, F. LePort, M. Montero Díez, R. Neilson, K. O'Sullivan, A. Pocar, S. Waldman, E. Baussan, M. Breidenbach, R. Conley, W. Fairbank, J. Farine, C. Hall, K. Hall, D. HallmanC. Hargrove, M. Hauger, J. Hodgson, F. Juget, D. S. Leonard, D. Mackay, Y. Martin, B. Mong, A. Odian, L. Ounalli, A. Piepke, C. Y. Prescott, P. C. Rowson, K. Skarpaas, D. Schenker, D. Sinclair, V. Strickland, C. Virtue, J. L. Vuilleuimier, J. M. Vuilleuimier, K. Wamba, P. Weber

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The design, construction, and performance of a linear radio-frequency ion trap (RFQ) intended for use in the Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO) are described. EXO aims to detect the neutrinoless double-beta decay of ¹³⁶Xe to ¹³⁶Ba. To suppress possible backgrounds EXO will complement the measurement of decay energy and, to some extent, topology of candidate events in a Xe filled detector with the identification of the daughter nucleus (¹³⁶Ba). The ion trap described here is capable of accepting, cooling, and confining individual Ba ions extracted from the site of the candidate double-beta decay event. A single trapped ion can then be identified, with a large signal-to-noise ratio, via laser spectroscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	399-408
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	578
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.123
State	Published - 1 Aug 2007
Externally published	Yes

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EXO
Fluorescence spectroscopy
RFQ trap

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Flatt, B., Green, M., Wodin, J., DeVoe, R., Fierlinger, P., Gratta, G., LePort, F., Montero Díez, M., Neilson, R., O'Sullivan, K., Pocar, A., Waldman, S., Baussan, E., Breidenbach, M., Conley, R., Fairbank, W., Farine, J., Hall, C., Hall, K., ... Weber, P. (2007). A linear RFQ ion trap for the Enriched Xenon Observatory. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 578(2), 399-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.123

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