An Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT) plus a microcalorimeter: A good combination for laboratory astrophysics

Physica Scripta T

Volumn T119, Issue , 2005, Pages 30-34

  Tan, J N ^a   Silver, E ^b   Pomeroy, J ^a   Laming, J M ^c   Gillaspy, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRON TRAPS; IONIZATION OF GASES; PLASMAS;

ATOMIC COLLISION PROCESSES; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; ELECTRON BEAM ION TRAP (EBIT); MICROCALORIMETERS;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

EID: 33645683064     PISSN: 02811847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-8949/2005/t119/005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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