2022 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2022

(U*) Diagnostic technique to identify collision site in an ion trap

8 Jun 2022, 14:00

15m

MDCL 1008 (McMaster University)

Oral Competition (Undergraduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 1er cycle) Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC) W2-10 DAMOPC I (DAMOPC) | DPAMPC I (DPAMPC)

Speaker

Itzal De Urioste Terrazas

Description

Atomic clocks made of trapped ions are subject to collisions with gases in the chamber. These collisions change the transition frequency of the trapped ions, affecting their use in the clock. When a collision occurs, the trap is removed, and all the ions are replaced since the affected ion (or ions) is unknown. I will present the theory to diagnose the collision site and how it can be mitigated.