Cold Highly Charged Ions in a Penning Trap: Experiment and Simulation

Abstract

Using the LLNL EBIT/RETRAP system non-neutral plasmas of highly charged ions were produced and cooled to temperatures around one Kelvin These strongly coupled plasmas can model white dwarf astrophysical plasmas in the laboratory. These systems may also have potential application to quantum computation) The experimental results from the last operations of the trap at Livermore are discussed. Molecular dynamics simulation results are discussed as a guide to past and future experiments. The status and future plans for RETRAP at LBNL's 88 inch Cyclotron are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 2002
Accession Number
ADP012507

Entities

People

  • D. A. Church
  • Donald P. Schneider
  • J. P. Holder
  • L. Gruber

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Crystal Structure
  • Cubic Lattices
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Ion Traps
  • Ions
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Radio Frequency
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Simulations
  • Spectroscopy
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Tuned Circuits

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster