Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
The paper reports measurements of the static properties of laser-cooled nonneutral Be-9(+)-ion plasmas stored in Penning traps (PT) under a variety of experimental conditions. The shape, rotation frequency, density, and temperature of the ions were measured as functions of the PT potential and laser-cooling configuration. Within experimental error, the ion plasmas rotate without shear and exhibit approximate thermal equilibrium.
Keywords:
PLASMA PHYSICS
Type:
Physical Review A - General Physics, 3rd Series (ISSN 0556-2791); 38; 859-873
Format:
text
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