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The limitation to the density of an ion cloud confined in a Penning trap is not well understood till now. Our experiments show that this limitation results from the combined effect of the trap asymmetry and the space charge. The main features of this effect are described by a simplified calculation.
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Yu, J., Desaintfuscien, M. & Plumelle, F. Ion density limitation in a Penning trap due to the combined effect of asymmetry and space charge. Appl. Phys. B 48, 51–54 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694417
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