Ion Motion Synchronization in an Ion-Trap Resonator

H. B. Pedersen; D. Strasser; S. Ring; O. Heber; M. L. Rappaport; Y. Rudich; I. Sagi; D. Zajfman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.055001

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Ion Motion Synchronization in an Ion-Trap Resonator

H. B. Pedersen, D. Strasser, S. Ring, O. Heber, M. L. Rappaport, Y. Rudich, I. Sagi, and D. Zajfman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 055001 – Published 12 July 2001

Abstract

Using a new type of ion trap, we demonstrate that the length of a packet of charged particles oscillating between two electrostatic mirrors will remain constant under special conditions. The effect can be understood in terms of phase synchronization, where, in a rather counterintuitive way, the repulsive Coulomb interaction between the ions actually holds the packet together. Application of this effect for mass spectrometry is discussed.

Received 26 December 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.055001

Authors & Affiliations

H. B. Pedersen¹, D. Strasser¹, S. Ring², O. Heber¹, M. L. Rappaport¹, Y. Rudich², I. Sagi³, and D. Zajfman^1,*

¹Department of Particle Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
²Department of Environmental Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
³Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

^*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail address: fndaniel@wicc.weizmann.ac.il

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