Kinetics of a single trapped ion in an ultracold buffer gas

Details Kinetics of a single trapped ion in an ultracold buffer gas Kinetics of a single trapped ion in an ultracold buffer gas

2010-12-01

arxiv.org/abs/1012.0304v2

New J. Phys. 13 (2011) 053020

Physics

Atomic Physics

10 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/13/5/053020

The immersion of a single ion confined by a radiofrequency trap in an ultracold atomic gas extends the concept of buffer gas cooling to a new temperature regime. The steady state energy distribution of the ion is determined by its kinetics in the radiofrequency field rather than the temperature of the buffer gas. Moreover, the finite size of the ultracold gas facilitates the observation of back-action of the ion onto the buffer gas. We numerically investigate the system's properties depending on atom-ion mass ratio, trap geometry, differential cross-section, and non-uniform neutral atom density distribution. Experimental results are well reproduced by our model considering only elastic collisions. We identify excess micromotion to set the typical scale for the ion energy statistics and explore the applicability of the mobility collision cross-section to the ultracold regime.

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