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A simple radionuclide-driven single-ion source
We describe a source capable of producing single barium ions through nuclear recoils in radioactive decay. The source is fabricated by electroplating G148d onto a silicon α-particle detector and vapor depositing a layer of BaF2 over it. S144m recoils from the alpha decay of G148d are used to dislodge Ba+ …