Commissioning of the St. Benedict Gas Catcher

Published: December 2026 Brodeur

Lead Author(s): F. Rivero

This gas catcher will allow St. Benedict to eventually stop short-lived radioisotopes for high quality delivery to a Paul trap, where precision tests of the weak interaction may be performed. The St. Benedict gas catcher has been commissioned with an offline ion source. The device has demonstrated a transport eCommissioning of the St. Benedict Gas Catcherfficiency up to 95% for pressures of 66 mbar and below. Learn more

Publication: Offline commissioning of the St. Benedict gas catcher