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Laser cooling and isotope separation of Cd(+) ions conf ined in a linear Paul trap
Optics Letters
|January 12, 2008
Abstract:
Cadmium ions in a natural isotope mixture have been trapped in a linear Paul trap and laser cooled. The fluorescence spectra from all even isotopes, including the (108)Cd(+) isotopes with a natural abundance of 0.89%, were observed. Additionally, we eliminated the heavier isotopes from the trapping region by adjusting the tuning of the laser frequency and by changing the dc voltage applied to the end electrodes.

