(Sung to Carrickfergus)
I wish I had, a nice plasma discharge
Containing electrons, and ions too
I would go over, all the details
And the spectroscopy of Rydbergs too
But the signal is weak, and I cannot control it
Neither have I, reduced the noise
If I could find me, a good diagnostic
To move forward, with my toys
My childhood days, were with ionization
And happy times, with capture too
My boyhood colleagues, stressed excitation
Saying metastables are never few
But I’ll spend my days, in endless measuring
A wee spectrum here, and a collision peak too
Ah, to be back, with large signals
On the road to something new
In Dublin and in Belfast, it is reported
There are new centers, ready to go
With new equipment, and large laboratories
But we must wait to see the show
It will take some time, to find the signals
But don’t despair, they shall be found
The future is bright now, the labs are all tuned
So come all ye young researchers, and make them sound