Detection of ground state hydrogen and deuterium

Radiant energy – Ion generation – Field ionization type

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250283, B01D 5944, H01J 3934

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ABSTRACT:
Atoms of hydrogen or deuterium are fully ionized by a three-photon process which is enhanced by the two-photon 1S.fwdarw.2S resonant transition. The resultant ions are detected with high efficiency to provide discrimination between small concentrations of atomic hydrogen and atomic deuterium in a vacuum or in the presence of a background gas. The use of two unequal photo energies to pump the two-photon resonance provides the capability of mapping the individual three dimensional distribution of the hydrogen or deuterium. The detection process is also appropriate to determining these data in dishcarge plasmas and flames.

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