IONIC-CRYSTALS IN A LINEAR PAUL TRAP

被引:260
作者
RAIZEN, MG [1 ]
GILLIGAN, JM [1 ]
BERGQUIST, JC [1 ]
ITANO, WM [1 ]
WINELAND, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL INST STAND & TECHNOL, DIV TIME & FREQUENCY, BOULDER, CO 80303 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 45卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.45.6493
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe a configuration for a linear Paul rf ion trap. This trap can store a long string of ions with a small second-order Doppler shift, comparable to that achieved with a single ion in a quadrupole Paul trap. Crystallized strings of trapped ions, as well as more complicated structures, have been observed in the trap. We report an observation of the 40.5-GHz ground-state hyperfine interval of Hg-199(+) by microwave-optical double-resonance spectroscopy and discuss prospects for a microwave frequency standard based on a trapped string of ions.
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页码:6493 / 6501
页数:9
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