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International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Experimental observation of laser-induced coherent ion motion in a quadrupole trap

Jos Oomens, Gert von Helden, Gerard Meijer

Published Oct 28, 2002• 6 citations
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10.1016/s1387-3806(02)00988-0

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For quantum information experiments we have cooled one and two 40 Ca + ions to the ground state of vibration with up to 99.9% probability, using resolved sideband cooling on the optical S 1/2 -D 5/2 quadrupole transition. Implementing a novel cooling scheme based on electromagnetically induced transparency on the S ↓/2 -P ↓/2 manifold we have achieved simultaneous ground state cooling of two motional sidebands 1.7 MHz apart. Coherent quantum state manipulation on the S 1/2 -D 5/2 quadrupole transition at 729 nm was demonstrated and up to 30 Rabi oscillations within 1.4 ms have been observed starting from the motional ground state and from the n=1 Fock state. In a linear rf-trap two ions were cooled to the ground state of motion and individual addressing of the ions with laser pulses is achieved.
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