DYNAMICAL LOCALIZATION IN THE PAUL TRAP

Authors
ELGHAFAR M TORMA P SAVICHEV V MAYR E ZEILER A SCHLEICH WP
Citation
M. Elghafar et al., DYNAMICAL LOCALIZATION IN THE PAUL TRAP, Physical review letters, 78(22), 1997, pp. 4181-4184
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
78
Issue
22
Year of publication
1997
Pages
4181 - 4184
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1997)78:22<4181:DLITPT>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We show that quantum localization occurs in the center-of-mass motion of an ion stored in a Paul trap and interacting with a standing laser field. The present state-of-the-art ion trap systems makes the experim ental observation of this phenomenon feasible.