Keywords: Ion trap (5941060224).jpg The NIST X-trap is constructed from a sandwich of two diamond-shaped alumina wafers visible in the right center of the first photo The second photo shows a close-up of the wafers Ions are created in the lower left portion of the dark grey channel which is a trench cut through both wafers By controlling voltages on the 46 electrodes the ions can be shuttled along the channels and through the junction between the two gold-coated bridges that form the X while remaining much cooler than in previous experiments Credit R B Blakestad/NIST Disclaimer Any mention of commercial products within NIST web pages is for information only; it does not imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST Use of NIST Information These World Wide Web pages are provided as a public service by the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST With the exception of material marked as copyrighted information presented on these pages is considered public information and may be distributed or copied Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested https //www flickr com/photos/usnistgov/5941060224/ Ion trap 2011-07-15 12 35 https //www flickr com/people/63059536 N06 National Institute of Standards and Technology PD-USGov National Institute of Standards and Technology https //flickr com/photos/63059536 N06/5941060224 2016-09-07 02 13 27 United States Government Work Uncategorized 2016 November 4 |