Overcoming photobleaching in imaging of single barium atoms in a solid xenon matrix

M. Yvaine; D. Fairbank; J. Soderstrom; C. Taylor; J. Stanley; T. Walton; C. Chambers; A. Iverson; W. Fairbank; S. Al Kharusi; A. Amy; E. Angelico; A. Anker; I. J. Arnquist; A. Atencio; J. Bane; V. Belov; E. P. Bernard; T. Bhatta; A. Bolotnikov; J. Breslin; P. A. Breur; J. P. Brodsky; E. Brown; T. Brunner; E. Caden; G. F. Cao; D. Cesmecioglu; E. Chambers; B. Chana; D. Chernyak; M. Chiu; R. Collister; M. Cvitan; T. Daniels; L. Darroch; R. DeVoe; M. L. di Vacri; M. J. Dolinski; B. Eckert; M. Elbeltagi; R. Elmansali; N. Fatemighomi; B. Foust; Y. S. Fu; D. Gallacher; N. Gallice; G. Giacomini; W. Gillis; C. Gingras; R. Gornea; G. Gratta; C. A. Hardy; S. Hedges; E. Hein; J. D. Holt; E. W. Hoppe; A. Karelin; D. Keblbeck; I. Kotov; A. Kuchenkov; K. S. Kumar; A. A. Kwiatkowski; A. Larson; M. B. Latif; K. G. Leach; A. Lennarz; D. S. Leonard; H. Lewis; G. Li; Z. Li; C. Licciardi; R. Lindsay; R. MacLellan; S. Majidi; C. Malbrunot; J. Masbou; K. McMichael; M. Medina Peregrina; M. Moe; B. Mong; D. C. Moore; C. R. Natzke; X. E. Ngwadla; K. Ni; A. Nolan; S. C. Nowicki; J. C. Nzobadila Ondze; A. Odian; J. L. Orrell; G. S. Ortega; C. T. Overman; L. Pagani; H. Peltz Smalley; A. Perna; A. Pocar; V. Radeka; E. Raguzin; H. Rasiwala; D. Ray; nEXO Collaboration

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Overcoming photobleaching in imaging of single barium atoms in a solid xenon matrix

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Overcoming photobleaching in imaging of single barium atoms in a solid xenon matrix

M. Yvaine, D. Fairbank, J. Soderstrom, C. Taylor, J. Stanley, T. Walton, C. Chambers, A. Iverson, W. Fairbank, S. Al Kharusi, …

Physical review research, v 6(4), 043193

Nov 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.043193

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Neutrinoless double beta decay is one of the most sensitive probes for new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. One of the isotopes under investigation is Xe 136 , which would double beta decay into Ba 136 . Detecting the single Ba 136 daughter provides a sort of ultimate tool in the discrimination against backgrounds. Previous work demonstrated the ability to perform single atom imaging of Ba atoms in a single-vacancy site of a solid xenon matrix. In this paper, the effort to identify signal from individual barium atoms is extended to Ba atoms in a hexa-vacancy site in the matrix and is achieved despite increased photobleaching in this site. Abrupt fluorescence turn-off of a single Ba atom is also observed. Significant recovery of fluorescence signal lost through photobleaching is demonstrated upon annealing of Ba deposits in the Xe ice. Following annealing, it is observed that Ba atoms in the hexa-vacancy site exhibit antibleaching while Ba atoms in the tetra-vacancy site exhibit bleaching. This may be evidence for a matrix site transfer upon laser excitation. Our findings offer a path of continued research toward tagging of Ba daughters in all significant sites in solid xenon.

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Title: Overcoming photobleaching in imaging of single barium atoms in a solid xenon matrix
Creators: M. Yvaine - Colorado State University
D. Fairbank - Colorado State University
J. Soderstrom - Colorado State University
C. Taylor - Colorado State University
J. Stanley - Colorado State University
T. Walton - Colorado State University
C. Chambers - McGill University
A. Iverson - Colorado State University
W. Fairbank - Colorado State University
S. Al Kharusi - McGill University
A. Amy - Nantes Université
E. Angelico - Stanford University
A. Anker - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
I. J. Arnquist - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A. Atencio - Drexel University
J. Bane
V. Belov - Kurchatov Institute
E. P. Bernard - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
T. Bhatta - University of Kentucky
A. Bolotnikov - Brookhaven National Laboratory
J. Breslin - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
P. A. Breur - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
J. P. Brodsky - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
E. Brown
T. Brunner - McGill University
E. Caden - Laurentian University
G. F. Cao - Chinese Academy of Sciences
D. Cesmecioglu
E. Chambers - Drexel University
B. Chana - Carleton University
D. Chernyak - University of Alabama
M. Chiu - Brookhaven National Laboratory
R. Collister - Carleton University
M. Cvitan
T. Daniels - University of North Carolina Wilmington
L. Darroch - McGill University
R. DeVoe - Stanford University
M. L. di Vacri - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
M. J. Dolinski - Drexel University
B. Eckert - Drexel University
M. Elbeltagi - Carleton University
R. Elmansali - Carleton University
N. Fatemighomi
B. Foust - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Y. S. Fu - Chinese Academy of Sciences
D. Gallacher - McGill University
N. Gallice - Brookhaven National Laboratory
G. Giacomini - Brookhaven National Laboratory
W. Gillis
C. Gingras - McGill University
R. Gornea - Carleton University
G. Gratta - Stanford University
C. A. Hardy - Stanford University
S. Hedges - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
E. Hein - Skyline College
J. D. Holt - McGill University
E. W. Hoppe - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A. Karelin - Kurchatov Institute
D. Keblbeck - Colorado School of Mines
I. Kotov - Brookhaven National Laboratory
A. Kuchenkov - Kurchatov Institute
K. S. Kumar
A. A. Kwiatkowski
A. Larson - University of South Dakota
M. B. Latif - Drexel University
K. G. Leach - Colorado School of Mines
A. Lennarz
D. S. Leonard
H. Lewis
G. Li - Chinese Academy of Sciences
Z. Li - University of California San Diego
C. Licciardi - University of Windsor
R. Lindsay - University of the Western Cape
R. MacLellan - University of Kentucky
S. Majidi - McGill University
C. Malbrunot - McGill University
J. Masbou - Nantes Université
K. McMichael - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M. Medina Peregrina
M. Moe - University of California System
B. Mong - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
D. C. Moore - Yale University
C. R. Natzke - Colorado School of Mines
X. E. Ngwadla - University of the Western Cape
K. Ni - University of California San Diego
A. Nolan
S. C. Nowicki - McGill University
J. C. Nzobadila Ondze
A. Odian - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
J. L. Orrell - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
G. S. Ortega - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
C. T. Overman - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
L. Pagani - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
H. Peltz Smalley
A. Perna - Carleton University
A. Pocar
V. Radeka - Brookhaven National Laboratory
E. Raguzin - Brookhaven National Laboratory
H. Rasiwala - McGill University
D. Ray - McGill University
nEXO Collaboration
Publication Details: Physical review research, v 6(4), 043193
Publisher: AMER PHYSICAL SOC
Number of pages: 10
Grant note: National Science Foundation: 2011948, 1649324 NSF in the United StatesNSERC in CanadaOffice of Nuclear Physics within DOE's Office of ScienceCFI in CanadaFRQNT in CanadaNRC in CanadaMcDonald Institute (CFREF) in CanadaIBS in KoreaCAS in ChinaNSFC in ChinaLaboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
The authors are grateful to J. Stickrod and E. Bayarsaikhan for assistance with experiments and to J. McCaffrey, A. Buchachenko, and B. Gervais for helpful discussions of the theory of Ba atoms in noble gas matrix. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. 2011948 and No. 1649324. The authors gratefully acknowledge support for nEXO from the Office of Nuclear Physics within DOE's Office of Science, and NSF in the United States; from NSERC, CFI, FRQNT, NRC, and the McDonald Institute (CFREF) in Canada; from IBS in Korea; and from CAS and NSFC in China. This work was supported in part by Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) programs at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Physics
Web of Science ID: WOS:001381708800001
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85210279028
Other Identifier: 991021963211404721

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