• Title of article

    Electro-optical detection of charged particles

  • Author/Authors

    Semertzidis، نويسنده , , Y.K and Castillo، نويسنده , , V and Kowalski، نويسنده , , L and Kraus، نويسنده , , D.E and Larsen، نويسنده , , R and Lazarus، نويسنده , , D.M and Magurno، نويسنده , , B and Nikas، نويسنده , , D and Ozben، نويسنده , , C and Srinivasan-Rao، نويسنده , , T and Tsang، نويسنده , , T، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    396
  • To page
    400
  • Abstract
    We have made the first observation of a charged particle beam by means of its electro-optical effect on the polarization of laser light in a LiNbO3 crystal. The modulation of the laser light during the passage of a pulsed electron beam was observed using a fast photodiode and a digital oscilloscope. The fastest rise time measured, 120 ps, was obtained in the single shot mode and was limited by the bandwidth of the oscilloscope and the associated electronics. This technology holds good for detectors of greatly improved spatial and temporal resolution for single relativistic charged particles as well as particle beams.
  • Keywords
    Electro-optical devices , Charged particle tracking , Charged particle detectors , Picosecond techniques
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2013068