Improvement of Laser Cooling of Ions in a Penning Trap by use of the Axialisation Technique

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dc.creatorPowell, H. F.
dc.creatorde Echaniz, S. R.
dc.creatorPhillips, E. S.
dc.creatorSegal, D. M.
dc.creatorThompson, R. C.
dc.date2002-11-05
dc.date2003-01-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:05:23Z
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dc.descriptionWe report a study of the axialisation and laser cooling of single ions and small clouds of ions in a Penning trap. A weak radiofrequency signal applied to a segmented ring electrode couples the magnetron motion to the cyclotron motion, which results in improved laser cooling of the magnetron motion. This allows us to approach the trapping conditions of a Paul trap, but without any micromotion. Using an ICCD camera we show that the motion of a single ion can be confined to dimensions of the order of 10 $μ$m. We have measured increased magnetron cooling rates using an rf-photon correlation technique. For certain laser cooling conditions, the magnetron motion of the centre of mass of the cloud grows and stabilises at a large value. This results in the ions orbiting the centre of the trap together in a small cloud, as confirmed by photon-photon correlation measurements.
dc.description10 pages, 6 figures, proceedings of the TCPFI 2002 conference, to be published in J. Phys. B
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0211016
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0211016
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/90620
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleImprovement of Laser Cooling of Ions in a Penning Trap by use of the Axialisation Technique
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