Effective temperature of an ultracold electron source based on near-threshold photoionization

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 136, Issue , 2014, Pages 73-80

  Engelen, W J ^a   Smakman, E P ^a   Bakker, D J ^a   Luiten, O J ^a   Vredenbregt, E J D ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coherence; Photoionization; Ultracold electron source; Ultrafast electron diffraction

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE; LASER-COOLED ATOMS; NANOSECOND LASERS; PULSED ELECTRON; SOURCE TEMPERATURE; TRANSVERSE COHERENCE; ULTRACOLD ELECTRON SOURCE; ULTRAFAST ELECTRON DIFFRACTION;

COHERENT LIGHT; ELECTRON SOURCES; LASER COOLING; TEMPERATURE;

PHOTOIONIZATION;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; IONIZATION; LASER; NEAR THRESHOLD PHOTOIONIZATION; TEMPERATURE; ULTRACOLD ELECTRON SOURCE;

EID: 84884263920     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2013.07.017     Document Type: Article

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