Experimental apparatus for condensed excited hydrogen research

Abstract In this article, we report on a versatile experimental instrument for the study of hydrogen, condensed excited hydrogen, and hydrogen Rydberg matter, charged particles, and radiation from these systems. The system allows researchers to attach different detectors to the chamber to study condensed hydrogen, Rydberg matter, or excited hydrogen under different conditions. We show how the system is used to excite hydrogen to Rydberg atoms while monitoring Rydberg states using lasers and time-of-flight (TOF) on ions with radiation monitoring. We verify some of the work on using clustered hydrogen and laser to accelerate particles from rest to relativistic velocity. The experimental setup is an advanced replication of the reactor and detection system setup reported by researchers from Goteborg University. This experimental instrument can be used to replicate more of the work performed by the research group at Gothenburg University on Rydberg Matter, charged-particle acceleration, and experiments on ultra-dense hydrogen (UDH).