Published February 14, 2003
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Journal article
Laser-cooled ion plasmas in Penning traps
Creators
- 1. Time and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO (United States)
- 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
- 3. Department of Physics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States)
Description
A laser-cooled ion plasma in a Penning trap provides a rigorous realization of a strongly coupled one-component plasma. After a brief review of the crystal structures that have been observed in Penning traps, we summarize two recent experiments. First we describe careful measurements of the stability of the plasma rotation which is controlled by a rotating electric field. We then discuss the excitation of plasma wakes produced by radiation pressure from a laser
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-4075/36/499/b30308.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ISSN 1361-6455) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0953-4075/36/499/b30308.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- PII
- S0953-4075(03)54365-6;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Journal Volume
- 36
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 499-510
- ISSN
- 0953-4075
- CODEN
- JPAPEH
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34023028
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COUPLING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EXCITATION; IONS; LASER RADIATION; ROTATING PLASMA; TRAPS
- Descriptors DEC
- CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; PLASMA; RADIATIONS