Abstract

An atomic-beam light source for the vacuum-ultraviolet region of the spectrum is described. The light source can be used with any permanent gas for the emission of spectra under conditions of low atom density and windowless light paths. These conditions are necessary for the emission of the resonance lines of the rare gases with little self-absorption. Operating characteristics are presented for beams of air molecules and argon atoms.

© 1970 Optical Society of America

Two-component model of an atomic-beam light source*

Steven C. Seitel and David K. Anderson
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(6) 884-886 (1974)

Gaseous Atomic-Beam Light Source*

R. W. Stanley
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(3) 350-356 (1966)

Absorption Spectrum of the Argon Atom in the Vacuum-Ultraviolet Region

Kouichi Yoshino
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(9) 1220-1229 (1970)

Analysis of the He ii 4686-Å (n = 4 to n = 3) Line Complex Excited in an Atomic-Beam Light Source*

Harold P. Larson and Robert W. Stanley
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(12) 1439-1448 (1967)

Vacuum Ultraviolet Plasma Arc Radiation Source for the 300–1000-A Wavelength Region

M. E. Levy and R. E. Huffman
Appl. Opt. 9(1) 41-47 (1970)