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Abstract

We demonstrate a new temperature record for image-current mediated sympathetic cooling of a single proton in a cryogenic Penning trap by laser-cooled Be+9. An axial mode temperature of 170 mK is reached, which is a 15-fold improvement compared to the previous best value. Our cooling technique is applicable to any charged particle, so that the measurements presented here constitute a milestone toward the next generation of high-precision Penning-trap measurements with exotic particles.

Original languageEnglish
Article number023002
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume133
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jul 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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