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Taming Ions: the Paul Trap
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Electrodynamics /
Electrostatics /
Charges and Movement
Tags: Paul trap / Mathieu differential equation
Tags: Paul trap / Mathieu differential equation
We will study the movement of charged particles in a so-called Paul trap by solving the equations of motion using approximative methods.