Abstract
A bistable hysteresis in the cyclotron motion of a single electron has been observed which is so pronounced that it provides the best signal-to-noise ratio ever observed with a single elementary particle in a trap. The effect is due entirely to the relativistic mass increase despite very low kinetic energies between 0.016 and 10 eV. During these experiments, a single electron was trapped continuously for more than 10 months in a Penning trap.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 537-539 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy