WE-Heraeus-Winterschool (30.03. - 08.04.2006)

Trapped charged particles for fundamental interactions

Storage and cooling techniques for charged particles gained an enormous importance in many areas of modern physics. Ion traps developed into a universal tool that is particularly well adapted to precision measurements. In order to give young scientists and students an introductory overview of ion trap techniques and especially on their application for precision measurements we organize this school on "Trapped charged particles for fundamental interactions".

The school starts with introductory lessons into the three types of ion trapping: Penning traps, Paul or radio-frequency traps and storage rings. These lectures will include typical applications of the discussed ion traps to answer fundamental questions in physics. One lecture series will be devoted to the theoretical background of the addressed physics subjects. In the second half of the school a few recent applications will be presented as well as technical challenges connected with them.

The place of the school, a cozy little mountain village, brings students and experts close together and initiates contact and discussion. Up to 48 students will be admitted to the school. To enhance the interaction between the participants and lecturers oral presentations of students as well as a poster session are foreseen. The students should use this opportunity to present their work and to discuss it with some of the experts in the field.

Topics

• Principles and applications of Paul and Penning traps - Lutz Schweikhard, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald
• Cooling of ions in traps: Status and perspectives - Stephan Schiller, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
• Principles and applications of a storage ring - Fritz Bosch, GSI Darmstadt and University of Kassel
• Fundamental interactions and how can we test them - Rob G.E. Timmermans, KVI Groningen
• Experiments with trapped highly charged ions - Reinhold Schuch, Stockholm University
• Ion optical simulations of trapped charged particles - Stefan Schwarz, NSCL at Michigan State University
• Frequency standards and fundamental constants - Thomas Udem, Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching
• Fundamental tests with trapped antiprotons - Eberhard Widmann, Austrian Academy of Sciences

Location

Hirschegg, Kleinwalsertal

School Directors

H.-Jürgen Kluge, GSI Darmstadt
Frank Herfurth, GSI Darmstadt
Klaus Blaum, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

This school is supported by the Wilhelm und Else Heraeus-Stiftung, a private foundation which supports research and education in science, especially in physics.