Trapped charged particles and fundamental interactions / K. Blaum, F. Herfurth.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Blaum, K. (Klaus)

Herfurth, F. (Frank)

Conference Name:

Heraeus Winter School (2006 : Hirschegg, Austria)

Series:

Lecture notes in physics 0075-8450 ; 749.

Lecture notes in physics, 0075-8450 ; 749

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trapped ions--Congresses.

Trapped ions.

Particles (Nuclear physics)--Congresses.

Particles (Nuclear physics).

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

viii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Springer, [2008]

Summary:

The development of ion traps has spurred significant experimental activities able to link measurable quantities to the most fundamental aspects of physics.

The first chapter sets the scene and motivates the use of ion traps with an in-depth survey of the low-energy electroweak sector of the standard model amenable to precision test. The next parts then introduce and review aspects of the theory, simulation and experimental implementation of such traps. Last but not least, two important applications, namely high resolution mass spectrometry in Penning traps and tests of fundamental physics - such as the CPT theorem - with trapped antiprotons are discussed.

This volume bridges the gap between the graduate textbook and the research literature and will assist graduate students and newcomers to the field in quickly entering and mastering the subject matter.

Contents:

Low-Energy Precision Tests of Electroweak Theory / R.G.E. Timmermans 1

1 Beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics 1

2 The Search for Time-Reversal Violation 6

3 Is the Neutrino Its Own Antiparticle? 15

4 Atomic Parity Violation and the Weinberg Angle 24

Principles of Ion Traps / G. Werth 31

1 Trapping Principles 31

2 Trap Techniques 50

3 Ion Cooling Techniques 57

Simulations for Ion Traps - Methods and Numerical Implementation / G. Zwicknagel 69

2 Simulations of the Dynamics of Charged Particles 70

3 Numerical Realization 77

Simulations for Ion Traps - Buffer Gas Cooling / S. Schwarz 97

2 Damping and Mobility, Macroscopic Approach 99

3 The Microscopic Picture 100

4 Realistic Interaction Potentials 104

5 Applications 113

Highly Charged Ions and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry in a Penning Trap / Sz. Nagy, K. Blaum, R. Schuch 119

2 Brief Introduction to Highly Charged Ions 121

3 Production of Highly Charged Ions 122

4 Mass Measurement of Highly Charged Ions in a Penning-Trap Mass Spectrometer 127

5 Cooling of Highly Charged Ions 132

6 The Penning-Trap Mass Spectrometer Smiletrap 135

7 Examples for Applications of High-Precision Atomic/Ionic Masses in Modern Physics 141

8 Summary and Outlook 149

Fundamental Tests with Trapped Antiprotons / E. Widmann 155

1 A Brief History of Antimatter 155

2 Low-Energy Antiproton Facilities - Past, Present, and Future 156

3 l p j Symmetry and Trapped Antiprotons 162

4 Experimental Tests of CPT Using Antiprotons 165.

Notes:

Contributions from a Heraeus Winter School that took place in Hirschegg, Austria in spring 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3540778160

9783540778165

OCLC:

213479591