Year: 1997
Type: article
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 experimental observation of this phenomenon feasible.
Source: Physical Review Letters
Authors: M. El Ghafar, P. Törmä, V. Savichev, E. Mayr, A. Zeiler, W. P. Schleich
Institution: Universität Ulm
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1996998398