Single-electron detection and spectroscopy via relativistic cyclotron radiation

D. M. Asner; R. F. Bradley; L. De Viveiros; P. J. Doe; J. L. Fernandes; M. Fertl; E. C. Finn; J. A. Formaggio; D. Furse; A. M. Jones; J. N. Kofron; B. H. Laroque; M. Leber; E. L. McBride; M. L. Miller; P. Mohanmurthy; B. Monreal; N. S. Oblath; R. G.H. Robertson; L. J. Rosenberg; G. Rybka; D. Rysewyk; M. G. Sternberg; J. R. Tedeschi; T. Thümmler; B. A. Vandevender; N. L. Woods

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.162501

Single-electron detection and spectroscopy via relativistic cyclotron radiation

D. M. Asner, R. F. Bradley, L. De Viveiros, P. J. Doe, J. L. Fernandes, M. Fertl, E. C. Finn, J. A. Formaggio, D. Furse, A. M. Jones, J. N. Kofron, B. H. Laroque, M. Leber, E. L. McBride, M. L. Miller, P. Mohanmurthy, B. Monreal, N. S. Oblath, R. G.H. Robertson, L. J. RosenbergG. Rybka, D. Rysewyk, M. G. Sternberg, J. R. Tedeschi, T. Thümmler, B. A. Vandevender, N. L. Woods

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It has been understood since 1897 that accelerating charges must emit electromagnetic radiation. Although first derived in 1904, cyclotron radiation from a single electron orbiting in a magnetic field has never been observed directly. We demonstrate single-electron detection in a novel radio-frequency spectrometer. The relativistic shift in the cyclotron frequency permits a precise electron energy measurement. Precise beta electron spectroscopy from gaseous radiation sources is a key technique in modern efforts to measure the neutrino mass via the tritium decay end point, and this work demonstrates a fundamentally new approach to precision beta spectroscopy for future neutrino mass experiments.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	162501
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	114
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.162501
State	Published - Apr 20 2015

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Asner, D. M., Bradley, R. F., De Viveiros, L., Doe, P. J., Fernandes, J. L., Fertl, M., Finn, E. C., Formaggio, J. A., Furse, D., Jones, A. M., Kofron, J. N., Laroque, B. H., Leber, M., McBride, E. L., Miller, M. L., Mohanmurthy, P., Monreal, B., Oblath, N. S., Robertson, R. G. H., ... Woods, N. L. (2015). Single-electron detection and spectroscopy via relativistic cyclotron radiation. Physical review letters, 114(16), [162501]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.162501

Asner, D. M. ; Bradley, R. F. ; De Viveiros, L. ; Doe, P. J. ; Fernandes, J. L. ; Fertl, M. ; Finn, E. C. ; Formaggio, J. A. ; Furse, D. ; Jones, A. M. ; Kofron, J. N. ; Laroque, B. H. ; Leber, M. ; McBride, E. L. ; Miller, M. L. ; Mohanmurthy, P. ; Monreal, B. ; Oblath, N. S. ; Robertson, R. G.H. ; Rosenberg, L. J. ; Rybka, G. ; Rysewyk, D. ; Sternberg, M. G. ; Tedeschi, J. R. ; Thümmler, T. ; Vandevender, B. A. ; Woods, N. L. / Single-electron detection and spectroscopy via relativistic cyclotron radiation. In: Physical review letters. 2015 ; Vol. 114, No. 16.

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