First fluorescence signal from collinear beamline at Argonne

Almost exactly one year after the collinear beamline from the TRIGA-reactor in Mainz arrived at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, the first fluorescence signal was observed. For these measurements, a calcium ion beam was produced and overlapped collinearly with a laser.
The next step includes commissioning the charge exchange cell, which is a requirement for running the setup with radioactive boron-8 and palladium atoms. Parallel to the work at the laser beamline, successful production tests for these isotopes at the ATLAS facility resp. CARIBU are ongoing.