Neutral Gas Sympathetic Cooling of an Ion in a Paul Trap

Kuang Chen, Scott T. Sullivan, and Eric R. Hudson
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 143009 – Published 11 April 2014
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Abstract

A single ion immersed in a neutral buffer gas is studied. An analytical model is developed that gives a complete description of the dynamics and steady-state properties of the ions. An extension of this model, using techniques employed in the mathematics of economics and finance, is used to explain the recent observation of non-Maxwellian statistics for these systems. Taken together, these results offer an explanation of the long-standing issues associated with sympathetic cooling of an ion by a neutral buffer gas.

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  • Received 15 October 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.143009

© 2014 American Physical Society

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Kuang Chen, Scott T. Sullivan, and Eric R. Hudson

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA

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Vol. 112, Iss. 14 — 11 April 2014

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