Cold ion–molecule reactions in the extreme environment of a Coulomb crystal

OA Krohn, HJ Lewandowski - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Coulomb crystals provide a unique environment in which to study ion-neutral gas-phase
reactions. In these cold, trapped ensembles, we are able to study the kinetics and dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] The physics and applications of strongly coupled Coulomb systems (plasmas) levitated in electrodynamic traps

BM Mihalcea, VS Filinov, RA Syrovatka, LM Vasilyak - Physics reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Charged microparticles confined in electrodynamic traps evolve into strongly coupled
Coulomb systems (SCCS) which are the subject of current investigation. Recent results with …

Quantum control of continuous systems via nonharmonic potential modulation

PT Grochowski, H Pichler, CA Regal… - ar** ion coulomb crystals in an optical lattice
D Hoenig, F Thielemann, L Karpa, T Walker… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
We report the optical trap** of multiple ions localized at individual lattice sites of a one-
dimensional optical lattice. We observe a fivefold increased range of axial dc-electric field …

Deterministic preparation of a dual-species two-ion crystal

MJ Zawierucha, T Rehmert, J Keller, TE Mehlstäubler… - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
The demand for efficient preparation methods for dual-species ion crystals is rapidly
expanding across quantum technology and fundamental physics applications with trapped …

Reactions of acetonitrile with trapped, translationally cold acetylene cations

OA Krohn, KJ Catani, S P. Sundar… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The reaction of the acetylene cation (C2H2+) with acetonitrile (CH3CN) is measured in a
linear Paul ion trap coupled to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. C2H2+ and CH3CN are …

Exploring atom-ion Feshbach resonances below the s-wave limit

F Thielemann, J Siemund, D von Schoenfeld… - ar**, sha**, and isolating of an ion Coulomb crystal via state-selective optical potentials
P Weckesser, F Thielemann, D Hoenig, A Lambrecht… - Physical Review A, 2021 - APS
For conventional ion traps, the trap** potential is close to independent of the electronic
state, providing confinement for ions dependent primarily on their charge-to-mass ratio Q/m …

Formation of astrochemically relevant molecular ions: Reaction of translationally cold with benzene in a linear ion trap

OA Krohn, KJ Catani, HJ Lewandowski - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
The gas-phase ion-neutral reaction of CCl++ benzene (C 6 H 6) is investigated using a
linear Paul ion trap coupled to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Low collision energies are …