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physics.atom-ph2012★ 291 cited
Symmetry Breaking and Topological Defect Formation in Ion Coulomb Crystals
Karsten Pyka, Jonas Keller, Heather L. Partner +9
Symmetry breaking phase transitions play an important role in nature. When a system traverses such a transition at a finite rate, its causally disconnected regions choose the new b…
physics.atom-ph2012★ 2 cited
Development and Characterization of a 171Yb+ Miniature Ion Trap Frequency Standard
Heather L. Partner
This dissertation reports on the development of a low-power, high-stability miniature atomic frequency standard based on 171Yb+ ions. The ions are buffer-gas cooled and held in a l…