HD+ molecular ions in ion trap (IMAGE)

Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf

HD+ molecular ions in ion trap

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HD+ molecular ions (yellow and red dot pairs) in an ion trap (grey) are irradiated by a laser wave (red). This causes quantum jumps, whereby the vibrational state of the molecular ions changes. (Image: HHU / Soroosh Alighanbari)

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HHU / Soroosh Alighanbari

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