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| author | Chung, Daun Cha, Yonghwan Shon, Hosung Park, Jeonghyun Lee, Woojun Lee, Kyungmin Cho, Beomgeun Choi, Kwangyeul Kim, Chiyoon Yoo, Seungwoo Kim, Suhan Jeong, Uihwan Kang, Jiyong You, Jaehun Kim, Taehyun |
| author_facet | Chung, Daun Cha, Yonghwan Shon, Hosung Park, Jeonghyun Lee, Woojun Lee, Kyungmin Cho, Beomgeun Choi, Kwangyeul Kim, Chiyoon Yoo, Seungwoo Kim, Suhan Jeong, Uihwan Kang, Jiyong You, Jaehun Kim, Taehyun |
| contents | In a linear radio-frequency (rf) ion trap, the rf null is the point of zero electric field in the dynamic trapping potential where the ion motion is approximately harmonic. When displaced from the rf null, the ion is superimposed by fast oscillations known as micromotion, which can be probed through motion-sensitive light-atom interactions. In this work, we report on the emergence of the rf pseudo-null, a locus of points where the ion responds to light as if it were at the true rf null, despite being displaced from it. The phenomenon is fully explained by accounting for the general two-dimensional structure of micromotion and is experimentally verified under various potential configurations, with observations in great agreement with numerical simulations. The rf pseudo-null manifests as a line in a two-dimensional parameter space, determined by the geometry of the incident light and its overlap with the motional structure of the ion. The true rf null occurs uniquely at the concurrent point of the pseudo-null lines induced by different light sources. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Radio-Frequency Pseudo-Null Induced by Light in an Ion Trap Chung, Daun Cha, Yonghwan Shon, Hosung Park, Jeonghyun Lee, Woojun Lee, Kyungmin Cho, Beomgeun Choi, Kwangyeul Kim, Chiyoon Yoo, Seungwoo Kim, Suhan Jeong, Uihwan Kang, Jiyong You, Jaehun Kim, Taehyun Atomic Physics Quantum Physics In a linear radio-frequency (rf) ion trap, the rf null is the point of zero electric field in the dynamic trapping potential where the ion motion is approximately harmonic. When displaced from the rf null, the ion is superimposed by fast oscillations known as micromotion, which can be probed through motion-sensitive light-atom interactions. In this work, we report on the emergence of the rf pseudo-null, a locus of points where the ion responds to light as if it were at the true rf null, despite being displaced from it. The phenomenon is fully explained by accounting for the general two-dimensional structure of micromotion and is experimentally verified under various potential configurations, with observations in great agreement with numerical simulations. The rf pseudo-null manifests as a line in a two-dimensional parameter space, determined by the geometry of the incident light and its overlap with the motional structure of the ion. The true rf null occurs uniquely at the concurrent point of the pseudo-null lines induced by different light sources. |
| title | Radio-Frequency Pseudo-Null Induced by Light in an Ion Trap |
| topic | Atomic Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.13699 |