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Ion-Ion Interaction Induced Nondispersive Dynamics in an Electrostatic Ion Beam Trap

Ion-Ion Interaction Induced Nondispersive Dynamics in an Electrostatic Ion Beam Trap

Title: 

Ion-Ion Interaction Induced Nondispersive Dynamics in an Electrostatic Ion Beam Trap

Year of Publication:

2023

Authors:

Sharma, D, Heber, O, Zajfman, D, Ringle, R

Journal:

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Abstract:

We demonstrate both experimentally and using a numerical simulation that, under special conditions, the repulsive Coulomb interaction helps to suppress the emittance growth of an rf-driven bunch of ions in an electrostatic ion beam trap. The underlying mechanisms can be explained by the synchronization of ion motion when nonlinear interactions are present. The surprising effect can help in improving the phase space manipulation of ions and the beam control in storage rings and accelerators and may be applied to other systems with many-body interactions in a periodic potential.

URL:

https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.225001