A new record at BESSY II: 10 million ions cooled for the first time to 7.4 K
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 10:01
in Physics & Chemistry
An international team from Sweden, Japan, and Germany has set a new temperature record for what are known as quadrupole ion traps that capture electrically charged molecular ions. They succeeded in cooling about ten million ions down to 7.4 K (approx. -265.8 degrees Celsius) using a buffer gas. That is a new record.