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Atomic-Ion Coulomb Clusters in an Ion Trap

Wineland, D. J., Bergquist, J. C., Itano, Wayne M., Bollinger, J. J., Manney, C. H.·1987·Physical Review Letters
DOI 10.1103/physrevlett.59.2935
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We observe small numbers of laser-cooled ${\mathrm{Hg}}^{+}$ ions, which are confined in a Paul radio-frequency ion trap, to crystallize into regular arrays or clusters. We investigate the structure of these clusters by direct imaging, optical spectroscopy, and numerical calculations. The spectroscopy of such "pseudomolecules" is unique in that we can probe individual atoms of the molecule separately. The ratio of Coulomb potential energy per ion to ${k}_{\mathrm{B}}T$ in these clusters is observed to be as high as 120.

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Authors
Wineland, D. J., Bergquist, J. C., Itano, W. M., Bollinger, J. J., & Manney, C. H.
Venue
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
1987-12-28
Volume
59
Issue
26
Pages
2935-2938
ISSN
0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.59.2935
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journal article
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en
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Wineland, D. J., Bergquist, J. C., Itano, W. M., Bollinger, J. J., & Manney, C. H. (1987). Atomic-Ion Coulomb Clusters in an Ion Trap. Physical Review Letters. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.59.2935

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