Ion loss events in a cold Rb-Ca${}^{+}$ hybrid trap: photodissociation, black-body radiation and non-radiative charge exchange

Xiaodong Xing, Humberto da Silva, Romain Vexiau +3

We theoretically investigate the collisional dynamics of laser-cooled ${}^{87}$Rb ground-state atoms and ${}^{40}$Ca${}^{+}$ ground-state ions in the context of the hybrid trap experiment…