Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2002-11-05
Physics
Quantum Physics
10 pages, 6 figures, proceedings of the TCPFI 2002 conference, to be published in J. Phys. B
Scientific paper
We report a study of the axialisation and laser cooling of single ions and small clouds of ions in a Penning trap. A weak radiofrequency signal applied to a segmented ring electrode couples the magnetron motion to the cyclotron motion, which results in improved laser cooling of the magnetron motion. This allows us to approach the trapping conditions of a Paul trap, but without any micromotion. Using an ICCD camera we show that the motion of a single ion can be confined to dimensions of the order of 10 $\mu$m. We have measured increased magnetron cooling rates using an rf-photon correlation technique. For certain laser cooling conditions, the magnetron motion of the centre of mass of the cloud grows and stabilises at a large value. This results in the ions orbiting the centre of the trap together in a small cloud, as confirmed by photon-photon correlation measurements.
de Echaniz Sebastián R.
Phillips E. S.
Powell H. F.
Segal D. M.
Thompson Roger C.
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