Dynamics of topological defects in ion Coulomb crystals

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 15, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Partner, H L ^a   Nigmatullin, R ^b,c   Burgermeister, T ^a   Pyka, K ^a   Keller, J ^a   Retzker, A ^d   Plenio, M B ^b,c   Mehlstaubler T E ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMB CRYSTALS; IMPURITIES IN; KINK DYNAMICS; KINK SOLITONS; PEIERLS-NABARRO POTENTIAL; STATIC ELECTRIC FIELDS; STRUCTURAL DEFECT; TOPOLOGICAL DEFECT;

ASPECT RATIO; IONS; SOLITONS;

CRYSTAL IMPURITIES;

EID: 84886503347     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/10/103013     Document Type: Article

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