ROTATIONAL EQUILIBRIA AND LOW-ORDER MODES OF A NONNEUTRAL ION PLASMA

被引:95
作者
HEINZEN, DJ [1 ]
BOLLINGER, JJ [1 ]
MOORE, FL [1 ]
ITANO, WM [1 ]
WINELAND, DJ [1 ]
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[1] NATL INST STANDARDS & TECHNOL,DIV TIME & FREQUENCY,BOULDER,CO 80303
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.2080
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We study rotational equilibria and low-order electrostatic modes of a magnetically confined, non-neutral ion plasma. The plasma rotation rate is controlled with radiation pressure from a laser beam and is continuously varied over the entire allowed range, including Brillouin flow. Excitation of an asymmetric plasma mode by a static field asymmetry is observed. The symmetric quadrupole mode is also studied; its behavior is characteristic of a strongly magnetized plasma at low density, and of an unmagnetized plasma at Brillouin flow.
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页码:2080 / 2083
页数:4
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