ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
32.80.Pj
;
42.50.Vk
;
36.40.+d
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The mechanism responsible for transitions of laser-cooled trapped ions from an ordered “crystal” state to an irregular “cloud” state has been discussed controversially. A numeric and analytic study of the relative motion of two trapped ions without laser cooling is performed and compared with the results of previous simulations involving the laser. It turns out that the system without laser, in spite of its simplicity, already exhibits a non-monotonic dependence of crystal stability on trap parameters, which is linked to the presence of low-order nonlinear resonances.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01081714
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