Ion trapping with integrated electromagnets
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorDaniel Youngner
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for ion trapping with integrated electromagnets are described herein. One device includes a plurality of electrodes configured to trap an ion above a surface of the device, a medial coil and a plurality of peripheral coils, each positioned at a respective radial angle associated with the medial coil, wherein the medial coil is configured to generate a first magnetic field having a first orientation, and wherein the peripheral coils are configured to generate a second magnetic field having a second orientation that opposes the first orientation.
Claims20
A device for ion trapping, comprising:
- a plurality of electrodes configured to keep a location of an ion static adjacent to an exterior surface of the device;
- a coil configured to generate a first magnetic field having a first orientation;
- and
- a plurality of peripheral coils, each positioned at a respective radial angle associated with the coil;
- wherein the peripheral coils are configured to generate a second magnetic field having a second orientation that opposes the first orientation.
A system, comprising:
- a first medial coil configured to generate a first magnetic field in a first direction;
- four first peripheral coils positioned to surround the first medial coil and configured to generate a first magnetic field in a second direction;
- a second medial coil located a particular distance from the first medial coil and configured to generate a second magnetic field in the first direction;
- and
- four second peripheral coils positioned to surround the second medial coil and configured to generate a second magnetic field in the second direction.
A method for ion trapping, comprising generating a uniform magnetic field using a plurality of Helmholtz coils;
- generating a first local upward magnetic field using a first medial coil;
- generating four first local downward magnetic fields using four first peripheral coils positioned adjacent to the first medial coil;
- generating a second local upward magnetic field using a second medial coil located a particular distance from the first medial coil;
- generating four second local downward magnetic fields using four second peripheral coils positioned adjacent to the second medial coil;
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- trapping an ion in a space defined by the first medial coil, the second medial coil, two of the four first peripheral coils and two of the four second peripheral coils.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.