A concentrated radioactive beam source for atom cooling and trapping

The authors describe a novel oven to obtain concentrated beams of radioactive atoms. The Orthotropic oven works by ionizing atoms on its interior walls and electrostatically concentrating them on a neutralizer. Once neutralized the atoms can escape from the oven and form a narrow beam. Atoms that fail to escape become ionized again and repeat the cycle. The authors demonstrate the operation of this oven using 221Fr and compare both the theoretical and experimental efficiency of this source with standard effusive and channeled ovens