2 papers
physics.atom-ph2020
Direct Observation of Ion Micromotion in a Linear Paul Trap
Liudmila A. Zhukas, Maverick J. Millican, Peter Svihra +2
In this paper, direct observation of micromotion for multiple ions in a laser-cooled trapped ion crystal is discussed along with a novel measurement technique for micromotion ampli…
physics.atom-ph2018
Efficient sympathetic cooling in mixed barium and ytterbium ion chains
Tomasz P. Sakrejda, Liudmila Zhukas, Boris B. Blinov
We study sympathetic cooling of the radial ion motion in a linear RF trap in mixed barium-ytterbium chains. Barium ions are Doppler-cooled, while ytterbium ions are cooled through…