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

Conference · Sat Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1454280· OSTI ID:15006509

Holder, J P; Gruber, L; Church, D A; Schneider, D

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.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 15006509
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-143816; TRN: US0400837
• Resource Relation: Journal Volume: 606; Conference: 2001 Workshop on Non-Neutral Plasmas, San Diego, CA (US), 07/30/2001--08/02/2001; Other Information: PBD: 18 Aug 2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
CYCLOTRONS
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
SIMULATION