Single-Electron Detection and Spectroscopy via Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation
It has been understood since 1897 that accelerating charges must emit electromagnetic radiation. Although first derived in 1904, cyclotron radiation from a single electron orbiting in a magnetic field has never been observed directly. We demonstrate single-electron detection in a novel radio-frequen...
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| author | Asner, D. M. Bradley, Richard F. de Viveiros, L. Doe, P. J. Fernandes, J. L. Fertl, M. Finn, E. C. Jones, A. M. Kofron, J. N. LaRoque, B. H. Leber, M. McBride, E. L. Miller, M. L. Robertson, R. G. H. Rosenberg, L. J Rybka, G. Sternberg, M. G. Tedeschi, J. R. Thummler, T. VanDevender, B. A. Woods, N. L. Formaggio, Joseph A. Furse, Daniel Lawrence Mohanmurthy, Prajwal Thyagart Solomon-Oblath, Noah Rysewyk, Devyn M. Monreal, Benjamin, 1977- |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Asner, D. M. Bradley, Richard F. de Viveiros, L. Doe, P. J. Fernandes, J. L. Fertl, M. Finn, E. C. Jones, A. M. Kofron, J. N. LaRoque, B. H. Leber, M. McBride, E. L. Miller, M. L. Robertson, R. G. H. Rosenberg, L. J Rybka, G. Sternberg, M. G. Tedeschi, J. R. Thummler, T. VanDevender, B. A. Woods, N. L. Formaggio, Joseph A. Furse, Daniel Lawrence Mohanmurthy, Prajwal Thyagart Solomon-Oblath, Noah Rysewyk, Devyn M. Monreal, Benjamin, 1977- |
| author_sort | Asner, D. M. |
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| description | It has been understood since 1897 that accelerating charges must emit electromagnetic radiation. Although first derived in 1904, cyclotron radiation from a single electron orbiting in a magnetic field has never been observed directly. We demonstrate single-electron detection in a novel radio-frequency spectrometer. The relativistic shift in the cyclotron frequency permits a precise electron energy measurement. Precise beta electron spectroscopy from gaseous radiation sources is a key technique in modern efforts to measure the neutrino mass via the tritium decay end point, and this work demonstrates a fundamentally new approach to precision beta spectroscopy for future neutrino mass experiments. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/967232023-02-26T08:02:40Z Single-Electron Detection and Spectroscopy via Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation Asner, D. M. Bradley, Richard F. de Viveiros, L. Doe, P. J. Fernandes, J. L. Fertl, M. Finn, E. C. Jones, A. M. Kofron, J. N. LaRoque, B. H. Leber, M. McBride, E. L. Miller, M. L. Robertson, R. G. H. Rosenberg, L. J Rybka, G. Sternberg, M. G. Tedeschi, J. R. Thummler, T. VanDevender, B. A. Woods, N. L. Formaggio, Joseph A. Furse, Daniel Lawrence Mohanmurthy, Prajwal Thyagart Solomon-Oblath, Noah Rysewyk, Devyn M. Monreal, Benjamin, 1977- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science Formaggio, Joseph A. Furse, Daniel Lawrence Mohanmurthy, Prajwal Thyagart Solomon-Oblath, Noah Rysewyk, Devyn M. It has been understood since 1897 that accelerating charges must emit electromagnetic radiation. Although first derived in 1904, cyclotron radiation from a single electron orbiting in a magnetic field has never been observed directly. We demonstrate single-electron detection in a novel radio-frequency spectrometer. The relativistic shift in the cyclotron frequency permits a precise electron energy measurement. Precise beta electron spectroscopy from gaseous radiation sources is a key technique in modern efforts to measure the neutrino mass via the tritium decay end point, and this work demonstrates a fundamentally new approach to precision beta spectroscopy for future neutrino mass experiments. 2015-04-23T13:17:53Z 2015-04-23T13:17:53Z 2015-04 2015-02 2015-04-20T22:00:05Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0031-9007 1079-7114 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96723 Asner, D. M., et al. "Single-Electron Detection and Spectroscopy via Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation." Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 162501 (April 2015). © 2015 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7573-7010 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6091-0474 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3757-9883 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.162501 Physical Review Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. American Physical Society application/pdf American Physical Society American Physical Society |
| spellingShingle | Asner, D. M. Bradley, Richard F. de Viveiros, L. Doe, P. J. Fernandes, J. L. Fertl, M. Finn, E. C. Jones, A. M. Kofron, J. N. LaRoque, B. H. Leber, M. McBride, E. L. Miller, M. L. Robertson, R. G. H. Rosenberg, L. J Rybka, G. Sternberg, M. G. Tedeschi, J. R. Thummler, T. VanDevender, B. A. Woods, N. L. Formaggio, Joseph A. Furse, Daniel Lawrence Mohanmurthy, Prajwal Thyagart Solomon-Oblath, Noah Rysewyk, Devyn M. Monreal, Benjamin, 1977- Single-Electron Detection and Spectroscopy via Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation |
| title | Single-Electron Detection and Spectroscopy via Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation |
| title_full | Single-Electron Detection and Spectroscopy via Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation |
| title_fullStr | Single-Electron Detection and Spectroscopy via Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Single-Electron Detection and Spectroscopy via Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation |
| title_short | Single-Electron Detection and Spectroscopy via Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation |
| title_sort | single electron detection and spectroscopy via relativistic cyclotron radiation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96723 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7573-7010 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6091-0474 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3757-9883 |
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