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Frontiers in Optics

Rydberg fluorescence imaging for electron beam characterization

Rob Behary, Nicolas DeStefano, Todd Averett, Mykhailo Vorobiov, William J. Torg, A. Camsonne, Shukui Zhang, Charles Fancher, Neel Malvania, Eugeniy E. Mikhailov, S. Aubin, Irina V. Novikova

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

We use properties of Rydberg atoms in an atomic vapor to reconstruct the profile of an electron beam in an all optical nearly non-invasive measurement.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2025.ftu6c.3

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