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Observation of instabilities in a Paul trap with higher-order anharmonicities
Günter WerthFernande VedelC. HennigR. MorgensternR. Alheitsubject
Quantum opticsPhysicsPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)QuadrupoleGeneral EngineeringGeneral Physics and AstronomyEquations of motionPerturbation (astronomy)Stability diagramIon trapTrappingAtomic physicsIondescription
Systematic measurements of the relative ion number stored in a Paul trap within the stability diagram given by the solution of the equation of motion reveal many lines, where only few or no ions can be confined. The observations can be explained by the presence of perturbations from higher-order components in the trapping potential, which is a quadrupole potential in the ideal case. The resonances follow the equation (nr/2)βr + (nr/2)βz = 1,nr +nz =N, where 2N is the order of the perturbation,nr,nz are integer andβr,βz are stability parameters of the trap. The experiments were performed on H+ and H2+ ions, which are detected after a storage time of 0.3 s by ejection from the trap.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-09-01 | Applied Physics B Lasers and Optics |