Abstract

The thermoluminescent phosphor, calcium sulfate activated by manganese, was found to be a suitable material for imaging films to record the spatial distributions and reflections of vacuum ultraviolet (vuv) photon beams used for high-resolution photoelectron spectrometers. He I 584 Å photons radiated in a microwave discharge tube were collimated through capillary tubes, and the phosphor films were placed at the position of the photoionization chamber. When the irradiated phosphor films were heated up to 200 °C in a darkroom, faint green glow images were observable on the phosphor films and these images were recorded by photographic films. When the films were placed 118 mm from the exit of the collimating capillary tube, the photon beam images were almost circular, about 4.5 mm in diameter. The photon distribution in the collimated beam was interpreted with the aid of computer simulation. The experimental results revealed that the reflections of vuv photons at planes of various kinds were almost specular if the surface was clean and smooth and the glancing angles were small.

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