Published 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

A condensed state in a system of stored and cooled ions

  • 1. Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis (USA). School of Physics and Astronomy
  • 2. Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis (USA). Supercomputer Inst.
  • 3. Chicago State Univ., IL (USA)
  • 4. Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)

Description

Condensation phenomena may be observed within the cooled ion beams contained in heavy-ion storage rings. Their properties have been investigated with the techniques of molecular dynamics. The results indicate interesting possibilities - crystallization would occur in cylindrical shells with two-dimensional order in each shell, yet an overall approximate bcc pattern in the correlation function. Similar results are seen in a spherical geometry that may crudely approximate a cold plasma in a Penning trap. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Scr. T
Journal Volume
22
Series
Phys. Scr. T.
Journal Page Range
133-139
ISSN
0281-1847

Conference

Title
Workshop and symposium on the physics of low-energy stored and trapped particles.
Dates
14-18 Jun 1987.
Place
Stockholm (Sweden).

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract W-31-109-ENG-38