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Observing a single hydrogen-like ion in a Penning trap at T = 4 K

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We describe how a single hydrogen-like ion (C5+) is prepared, cooled with the method of resistive cooling and non-destructively detected with the image-current technique in a cryogenic Penning trap at T = 4 K. The storage time for C5+-ions in the cryogenically pumped vacuum chamber is longer than six months. The experimental techniques of preparing, cooling and detecting highly-charged ions in a Penning trap are relevant for precision experiments such as g-factor measurements, mass spectroscopy and laser spectroscopy.

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  1. Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, D-55099, Mainz, Germany E-mail:

    M. Diederich, H. Häffner, N. Hermanspahn, M. Immel, R. Ley & G. Werth

  2. GSI Darmstadt, D-64291, Darmstadt, Germany E-mail:

    H.J. Kluge, R. Mann, W. Quint & S. Stahl

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Diederich, M., Häffner, H., Hermanspahn, N. et al. Observing a single hydrogen-like ion in a Penning trap at T = 4 K. Hyperfine Interactions 115, 185–192 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012665109427

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