Paper
Two-ion chaos
J. Hoffnagle, R.G. Brewer
Physica Scripta
Two ions confined to a radio-frequency trap and cooled by radiation pressure exhibit deterministic chaos. Theoretical analysis of the two-ion dynamics reveals that the route to chaos is due solely to ion-ion collisions. During a collision, the nonlinear Coulomb interaction introduces a transient instability, which gives way to stable single-particle-like motion as the ions move apart. The chaotic dynamics are characterized by a strange attractor that resembles a spiral galaxy. © 1990 Nature Publishing Group.
J. Hoffnagle, R.G. Brewer
Physica Scripta
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Physical Review A
R.G. DeVoe, R.G. Brewer
Physical Review A
R.G. DeVoe
QELS 1992