par Gaspard, Pierre 
Référence Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics), 68, 5, page (056209)
Publication Publié, 2003
Référence Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics), 68, 5, page (056209)
Publication Publié, 2003
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Dynamical chaos is studied in the Hamiltonian motion of ions confined in a Penning trap and forming so-called microplasmas. The dynamical chaos of the ion motion is characterized by the maximum Lyapunov exponent. Results are reported on the dependence of this exponent on the energy of the system, on the number of ions, as well as on the geometry of the trap. Different dynamical regimes are characterized from the crystalline state to a strongly chaotic regime, and to quasiharmonic motion in the external potential of the trap. Across these regimes, the Lyapunov exponent increases, reaches a maximum value, and decreases as a function of energy. Besides, the maximum value of the Lyapunov exponent increases as a function of the number of ions. © 2003 The American Physical Society. |
