Thermal Atom-Ion Collisions in K-Yb${}^{+}$ Hybrid System

Thai M. Hoang, Peter D. D. Schwindt, Yuan-Yu Jau

We present experimental studies of atom-ion collisions using buffer-gas cooled, trapped ytterbium (Yb${}^{+}$) ions immersed in potassium (K) vapor. The range of the collisional temper…