Date of Award
8-1992
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Physics
First Advisor
Dr. John A. Tanis
Second Advisor
Dr. Robert E. Shamu
Third Advisor
Dr. Steve M. Ferguson
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
A Li vapor oven, to be used as a source of Li target atoms in electron capture and multiple ionization experiments, was designed and installed in the beamline of the Van de Graaff accelerator at Western Michigan University. The oven was tested using two different projectile beams, protons and He+. The test results indicate that Li evaporated from the oven in the form of a cloud rather than as a jet spray. For He+ colliding with Li it was found that the projectile single-electron loss yield is about three orders of magnitude larger than the single-electron capture yield, as expected from the work of other investigators.
Recommended Citation
Woitke, Oliver, "Construction of a Lithium Vapor Oven for Electron Capture and Multiple Ionization Experiments" (1992). Masters Theses. 958.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/958