J. J. McClelland, J. R. Gardner, W. R. McGehee, A. Schwarzkopf(*), B. Knuffman(*), A. V. Steele(*), NIST, (*)zeroK NanoTech
Ionization of laser-cooled atoms has emerged as a new approach to constructing high brightness ion sources for applications such as focused ion beam (FIB) microscopy and milling. I will review progress in this field and discuss recent developments in Li ion sources and applications.