Patent ID: 9117643
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
1. An alkali metal introduction apparatus for use in an experiment in which an alkali metal vapor is used, comprising: a hollow chamber; a vacuum creating section for evacuating the chamber; an exposing section for causing, in the chamber, an alkali metal encapsulated in an encapsulation container to be exposed out of the encapsulation container by deforming the encapsulation container; a container introduction room configured to allow the encapsulation container to be introduced therein, the container introduction room being provided inside the chamber; and a container moving section for moving the encapsulation container between an exposure position which is a position different from a position where the container introduction room is provided and at which the alkali metal is to be exposed out of the encapsulation container thus deformed and an introduction position where the encapsulation container thus deformed is to be introduced into the container introduction room.