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The Electron Beam Ion Trap: A New Instrument for Atomic Physics Measurements

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In this article, an electron beam ion trap has been built for the production of very highly-charged ions and the study of their collisions with electrons, where a high density electron beam is used to trap, ionize and excite the ions for spectroscopic measurements.
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An electron beam ion trap has been built for the production of very-highly-charged ions and the study of their collisions with electrons. A high density electron beam is used to trap, ionize and excite the ions for spectroscopic measurements. X-ray spectra from neon-like Ba46+ are reported and a theory of "evaporative" cooling is developed to explain why these ions are retained in the trap for surprisingly long times.

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A trapped single ion inside a Bose-Einstein condensate.

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Highly charged ions: Optical clocks and applications in fundamental physics

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Highly charged ions

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Laboratory Measurements and Modeling of the Fe XVII X-Ray Spectrum

TL;DR: In this article, the Fe XVII L-shell emission spectrum between 9.8 and 17.5 A was analyzed under precisely controlled conditions where electron-impact excitation followed by radiative cascades is the dominant line formation process.
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Electron Impact Ionization Cross-Sections and Ionization Rate Coefficients for Atoms and Ions from Hydrogen to Calcium

TL;DR: In this paper, electron-impact ionization cross-sections for single ionization from the ground state are given for free atoms and for all ionization stages from hydrogen to calcium (Z=20).
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Optical Theory of Thermal Velocity Effects in Cylindrical Electron Beams

TL;DR: In this article, a non-laminar optical model is proposed to calculate trajectories at any point in a long high-density electron beam, where thermal velocities are treated as an integral part of the motion.
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Miniature high current metal ion source

TL;DR: In this article, a simple ion source for the production of high brightness beams of metal ions is described, and a metal vapor vacuum arc discharge is used to establish the high density plasma from which the ion beam is extracted.
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Absolute cross sections for 2s-2p excitation of N4+ by electron impact

TL;DR: In this article, absolute cross sections have been measured for 1s/sup 2/2s /sup 2S/S/sub 1/2/-1s 1/1/2/1s, 2p/sub 2/P/sub 3/2,3/22/ ) excitation of Li-like N/sup 4 +/ by electron impact.
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