ATOMIC BEAM TUBE HAVING MULTIPLE BEAMS

摘要

An atomic beam tube produces a plurality of atomic beams, all of which are passed through a pair of R.F. cavities and then detected by a single detector. First and second state-selecting magnets are configured with a plurality of deflecting gaps, each of which produces an inhomogeneous magnetic field. The deflecting gaps are arranged in symmetrical pairs to provide a beam tube having a high tolerance to acceleration forces. The use of multiple beams provides a high signal-to-noise ratio.