Design and testing of compact Mott polarimeters for use in energy- and angle-resolved polarization measurements

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dc.contributor.advisorDunning, F. B.
dc.creatorZhang, Xia
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:04:49Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:04:49Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.description.abstractUHV-compatible Mott polarimeters that employ electron accelerating voltages of $\sim$20kV have been designed and tested. The efficiency of the polarimeters, $\sim$3 $\times$ 10$\sp{-5}$, is competitive with those provided by other polarimeters, but the present polarimeters are considerably simpler and more compact. The scattering efficiency of the polarimeters is 2.2 $\times$ 10$\sp{-3}$, which makes it possible to accurately measure electron spin polarizations using input beam currents as low as 10$\sp{-14}$A. One polarimeter design incorporates an in-line retarding potential energy analyzer with an energy resolution $\sim$0.5eV, and is suitable for a wide variety of applications requiring energy- and angle-resolved polarization measurements.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phys. 1988 Zhang
dc.identifier.citationZhang, Xia. "Design and testing of compact Mott polarimeters for use in energy- and angle-resolved polarization measurements." (1988) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13335">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13335</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13335
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectCondensed matter physics
dc.subjectAtomic physics
dc.titleDesign and testing of compact Mott polarimeters for use in energy- and angle-resolved polarization measurements
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thesis.degree.departmentPhysics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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