Is it REALLY a mass spec? After all, it only detects a single ion, like a He leak detector. The He units can be tuned for He3 or He4
-Jo0hn ================= > Mark Sims wrote: >> At least the cesium ions don't have to travel through a maze of twisty >> passages, all alike... >> >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> Oh Plugh! > > Just to be perfectly clear, the cesium (caesium) atoms is neutral as > they pass through the A-magnet, microwave interigations, C-field and > B-magnet. It is only when they hit the masspectrometer wire that they > get ionized... and that current is was is measured as beam current. > > If the the atoms was ionized from start, they would react much more > agressively to magnetic fields and would be easier to detect as well... > the whole physical package would be quite different. > > Just look at mercury ion standards... > > Cheers, > Magnus > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
