Hyperbolic Paul trap
Ion traps and precision experiments (Module PAFMO187)
Charged clubmoss spores in a linear Paul trap. With kind support of K. Wendt (University Mainz), GSI Experiment Electronics, and Scientific Workshops of the FSU Jena.
Image: Peter MickeI am regularly offering the master course ion traps and precision experimentsExternal link, composed of a lecture and an exercise. The course is well suited for the master's programs in Physics, Photonics, and Quantum Science & Technology.
Content
- Introduction to ion trapping
- Penning traps
- Cooling and detection techniques
- g-factor and mass measurements, symmetry tests
- Paul traps
- Ion-light interaction, laser cooling, quantum states of motion
- Optical frequency standards and optical clocks
- Quantum logic spectroscopy
- Ion traps as platform for quantum computing