{
  "id": "0710.4401",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2007-10-24T08:15:07.000Z",
  "updated": "2007-10-24T08:15:07.000Z",
  "title": "Dynamics of axialized laser-cooled ions in a Penning trap",
  "authors": [
    "E. S. Phillips",
    "R. J. Hendricks",
    "A. M. Abdulla",
    "H. Ohadi",
    "D. Crick",
    "K. Koo",
    "D. M. Segal",
    "R. C. Thompson"
  ],
  "comment": "8 pages, 9 figures",
  "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevA.78.032307",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "We report the experimental characterization of axialization - a method of reducing the magnetron motion of a small number of ions stored in a Penning trap. This is an important step in the investigation of the suitability of Penning traps for quantum information processing. The magnetron motion was coupled to the laser-cooled modified cyclotron motion by the application of a near-resonant oscillating quadrupole potential (the \"axialization drive\"). Measurement of cooling rates of the radial motions of the ions showed an order-of-magnitude increase in the damping rate of the magnetron motion with the axialization drive applied. The experimental results are in good qualitative agreement with a recent theoretical study. In particular, a classical avoided crossing was observed in the motional frequencies as the axialization drive frequency was swept through the optimum value, proving that axialization is indeed a resonant effect.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2007-10-24T08:15:07.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "03.67.Lx",
      "37.10.Rs",
      "41.20.-q"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "penning trap",
      "axialized laser-cooled ions",
      "magnetron motion",
      "axialization drive",
      "near-resonant oscillating quadrupole potential"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "publisher": "APS",
      "journal": "Physical Review A",
      "year": 2008,
      "month": "Sep",
      "volume": 78,
      "number": 3,
      "pages": "032307"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 8,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2008PhRvA..78c2307P"
    }
  }
}