Measurements of Penning-Malmberg trap patch potentials and associated performance degradation
Antiprotons created by laser ionization of antihydrogen are observed to rapidly escape the ALPHA trap. Further, positron plasmas heat more quickly after the trap is illuminated by laser light for several hours. These phenomena can be caused by patch potentials—variations in the electrical potential...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2024-01-01
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Series: | Physical Review Research |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L012008 |