We report on a deterministic single ion source with high repetition rate and high fidelity. The source employs a magneto-optical trap, where ultracold Rubidium atoms are photoionized. The electrons herald the creation of a corresponding ion, whose timing information is used to manipulate its trajectory in flight. We demonstrate an ion rate of up to 40 kHz and achieve a fidelity for single ion operation of 98 %. The technique can be used for all atomic species, which can be laser-cooled, and opens up new applications in ion microscopy, ion implantation and surface spectroscopy.
@article{arxiv.1708.06920,
title = {A high repetition deterministic single ion source},
author = {Cihan Sahin and Philipp Geppert and Andreas Müllers and Herwig Ott},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.06920},
year = {2018}
}