https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2004-00168-1
Temperature measurement of a single ion in a Penning trap
1
Institut für Physik, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, 55099 Mainz, Germany
2
GSI, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
Corresponding author: a manuel.vogel@uni-mainz.de
Received:
9
March
2004
Revised:
8
July
2004
Published online:
6
December
2004
The present work is concerned with the association of a temperature to a single ion stored in a Penning ion trap. Several methods are described which allow to determine the temperature by measurements of the ion's cyclotron and axial trapping frequencies. Recent results of a measurement on a hydrogen-like carbon ion 12C5+ by use of mode coupling are presented and possible further applications are discussed.
PACS: 07.20.-n. – Thermal instruments and apparatus / 07.20.Dt. – Thermometers / 42.50.Lc – Quantum fluctuations / 42.50.Vk – Mechanical effects of light on ions
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2004
