A low power photoemission source for electrons on liquid helium

Details A low power photoemission source for electrons on liquid helium A low power photoemission source for electrons on liquid helium

2010-06-22

arxiv.org/abs/1006.4335v1

Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Volume 161, Numbers 3-4, Pages 410-416, 2010

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

9 pages, 3 figures, submitted to J. Low Temp. Phys

Scientific paper

10.1007/s10909-010-0204-5

Electrons on the surface of liquid helium are a widely studied system that may also provide a promising method to implement a quantum computer. One experimental challenge in these studies is to generate electrons on the helium surface in a reliable manner without heating the cryo-system. An electron source relying on photoemission from a zinc film has been previously described using a high power continuous light source that heated the low temperature system. This work has been reproduced more compactly by using a low power pulsed lamp that avoids any heating. About 5e3 electrons are collected on 1 cm^2 of helium surface for every pulse of light. A time-resolved experiment suggests that electrons are either emitted over or tunnel through the 1eV barrier formed by the thin superfluid helium film on the zinc surface. No evidence of trapping or bubble formation is seen.

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