COLLISION-INDUCED 2-ION CHAOS

被引:54
作者
BREWER, RG [1 ]
HOFFNAGLE, J [1 ]
DEVOE, RG [1 ]
REYNA, L [1 ]
HENSHAW, W [1 ]
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[1] IBM CORP,THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR,DIV RES,YORKTOWN HTS,NY 10598
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10.1038/344305a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Two ions confined to a radio-frequency trap and cooled by radiation pressure exhibit deterministic chaos. Theoretical analysis of the two-ion dynamics reveals that the route to chaos is due solely to ion-ion collisions. During a collision, the nonlinear Coulomb interaction introduces a transient instability, which gives way to stable single-particle-like motion as the ions move apart. The chaotic dynamics are characterized by a strange attractor that resembles a spiral galaxy. © 1990 Nature Publishing Group.
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