Paul trap

Experiment no.: 10.5.2
Paul-Falle
A Paul trap uses dynamic electric fields to trap charged particles (electrons or ions). Here spores of lycopodium are used as macroscopic charged particles to visualize well how these particles are stored in the trap.

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Experiment 1
Experiment 2
Ion trap
Insert of lycopodium spores
Levitating lycopodium spores

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