Development of an electron-atom compton scattering apparatus using a picosecond pulsed electron gun

Yuichi Tachibana, Yuuki Onitsuka, Masakazu Yamazaki, Masahiko Takahashi

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Abstract

An apparatus has been developed for electron-atom Compton scattering experiments that can employ a pulsed laser and a picosecond pulsed electron beam in a pump-and-probe scheme. The design and technical details of the apparatus are described. Furthermore, experimental results on the Xe atom in its ground state are presented to illustrate the performance of the pulsed electron gun and the detection and spectrometric capabilities for scattered electrons. The scope of future application is also discussed, involving real-time measurement of intramolecular force acting on each constituent atom with different mass numbers, in a transient, evolving system during a molecular reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Article number19
JournalAtoms
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Mar

Keywords

  • Electron-atom Compton scattering
  • Intramolecular atomic motion
  • Molecular dynamics
  • Time-resolved atomic momentum spectroscopy

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