Experimental demonstration of a surface-electrode multipole ion trap
Atomic Physics
2015-09-02 v1 Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract
We report on the design and experimental characterization of a surface-electrode multipole ion trap. Individual microscopic sugar particles are confined in the trap. The trajectories of driven particle motion are compared with a theoretical model, both to verify qualitative predictions of the model, and to measure the charge-to-mass ratio of the confined particle. The generation of harmonics of the driving frequency is observed as a key signature of the nonlinear nature of the trap. We remark on possible applications of our traps, including to mass spectrometry.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1507.04998,
title = {Experimental demonstration of a surface-electrode multipole ion trap},
author = {Mark Maurice and Curtis Allen and Dylan Green and Andrew Farr and Timothy Burke and Russell Hilleke and Robert Clark},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.04998},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Preprint format, 15 pages, 9 figures. Accepted into Journal of Applied Physics