2014/01/08 by Stefan Willitsch, Willitsch, Stefan · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) #Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #physics.atom-ph #physics.chem-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1401.1699
To appear in the Proceedings of the International School of Physics Enrico Fermi, Course 189: Ion Traps for Tomorrows Applications
arxiv created 2014/01/08 · arxiv updated 2014/01/09
The study of interactions between simultaneously trapped cold ions and atoms has emerged as a new research direction in recent years. The development of ion-atom hybrid experiments has paved the way for investigating elastic, inelastic and reactive collisions between these species at very low temperatures, for exploring new cooling mechanisms of ions by atoms and for implementing new hybrid quantum systems. The present lecture reviews experimental methods, recent results and upcoming developments in this emerging field.