Perpendicular laser cooling with a rotating wall potential in a Penning trap
Quantum Physics
2016-05-31 v2 Atomic Physics
Plasma Physics
Abstract
We investigate the impact of a rotating wall potential on perpendicular laser cooling in a Penning ion trap. By including energy exchange with the rotating wall, we extend previous Doppler laser cooling theory and show that low perpendicular temperatures are more readily achieved with a rotating wall than without. Detailed numerical studies determine optimal operating parameters for producing low temperature, stable 2-dimensional crystals, important for quantum information processing experiments employing Penning traps.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1602.05144,
title = {Perpendicular laser cooling with a rotating wall potential in a Penning trap},
author = {Steven B. Torrisi and Joseph W. Britton and Justin G. Bohnet and John J. Bollinger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.05144},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
9 pages, 8 figures, contains minor changes based on referee comments