A Generalization of One-Atom Detection
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 26 (1), 133-138
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1979.4329623
Abstract
Resonance ionization spectroscopy (RIS) and its associated one-atom detection can now be used to selectively detect nearly all of the elements. In this paper a notation borrowed from nuclear physics is introduced to classify five basic laser schemes which are entered into the periodic table of the elements. Applications of one-atom detection have grown to include many examples in classical physics and chemistry, photophysics, and modern physics. The modern physics category includes the detection of a few atoms generated by solar neutrino interactions in large samples and other ultralow-level counting applications for environmental research and cosmochronology.Keywords
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