학술논문

Electrooptical Detection of Charged Particles
Document Type
Working Paper
Source
Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A452 (2000) 396-400
Subject
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Language
Abstract
We have made the first observation of a charged particle beam by means of its electro-optical effect on the polarization of laser light in a LiNbO3 crystal. The modulation of the laser light during the passage of a pulsed electron beam was observed using a fast photodiode and a digital oscilloscope. The fastest rise time measured, 120 ps, was obtained in the single shot mode and was limited by the bandwidth of the oscilloscope and the associated electronics. This technology holds promise for detectors of greatly improved spatial and temporal resolution for single relativistic charged particles as well as particle beams.
Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures. Published in Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A452:396-400,2000