Abstract
An inhomogeneous radiofrequency electric field can couple the cyclotron and axial modes of a single ion in a Penning trap. The classical equations of motion are the same as those of a driven quantum-mechanical two-level system. We discuss an analog of the π pulse, which can exchange mode actions, and an analog of the avoided crossing. Experimental illustrations are presented.
- Received 25 August 1989
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.41.312
©1990 American Physical Society
