The Mechanical Paul Trap : Introducing the Concept of Ion Trapping (Journal Article)
Löfgren, Sebastian
The Mechanical Paul Trap : Introducing the Concept of Ion Trapping (Journal Article) - Washington :American Association of Physics Teachers , December 2023 - 762–765p. - The Physics Teacher Volume 61, Number 9, December 2023 .
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Abstract: Nobel laureate Wolfgang Paul showed, back in the 1950s, that charged particles can be trapped using alternating electric fields.1 This technique is commonly referred to as a Paul trap or a radiofrequency trap (RF-trap) and is used in various areas of modern physics. This paper presents a 3D-printed mechanical Paul trap, a naive simulation of the system in Python, and student investigations. The files for the 3D-printed trap are available for download and print,2 and the code for the simulation is available to run and tinker with
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Ion-trap| 3D printing| Quadrupole ion traps| Computer simulation| Learning and learning models| Lesson plans
The Mechanical Paul Trap : Introducing the Concept of Ion Trapping (Journal Article) - Washington :American Association of Physics Teachers , December 2023 - 762–765p. - The Physics Teacher Volume 61, Number 9, December 2023 .
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Abstract: Nobel laureate Wolfgang Paul showed, back in the 1950s, that charged particles can be trapped using alternating electric fields.1 This technique is commonly referred to as a Paul trap or a radiofrequency trap (RF-trap) and is used in various areas of modern physics. This paper presents a 3D-printed mechanical Paul trap, a naive simulation of the system in Python, and student investigations. The files for the 3D-printed trap are available for download and print,2 and the code for the simulation is available to run and tinker with
0031-921X
Ion-trap| 3D printing| Quadrupole ion traps| Computer simulation| Learning and learning models| Lesson plans