Pulsed field recombination
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The pulsed-field recombination scheme is used to recombine free electrons with Li ions to produce neutral Li atoms in a high Rydberg state (n'180). The experimental conditions are similar to the conditions under which antiprotons and positrons are recombined to produce cold antihydrogen. In the current experiments we have trapped electrons in a Penning trap (B'35 mT). Subsequently these electrons were recombined with spatially separated Li ions. The recorded efficiency is 2.0% versus 0.3% in previous experiments with atomic ions. Several experiments and simulations were performed to study the dynamics of pulsed-field recombination in more detail.
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