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Includes bibliographical references.

1. What is an ion trap? -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Equation of motion of ions and Maxwell's equation -- 1.3. Can we trap ions using only a DC electric field? -- 1.4. Trap using DC magnetic field and DC electric field (Penning trap) -- 1.5. Fundamentals of an RF trap -- 1.6. Different configurations of electrodes to give inhomogeneous electric field -- 1.7. Frequency of the AC electric field trap -- 1.8. Production of ions

2. Optical treatments of ions -- 2.1. Energy structure of ions -- 2.2. Optical pumping -- 2.3. Monitoring the quantum state by the quantum jump -- 2.4. Laser cooling of trapped ions -- 2.5. Crystalization of laser cooled ions -- 2.6. Trapping of ions by optical dipole force -- 2.7. Optical manipulation and entropy

3. Quantum characteristics of trapped ion -- 3.1. Coupling between multi eigenstates -- 3.2. Schr�odinger's cat -- 3.3. Entangled state -- 3.4. Interaction between a single trapped ion and a single photon in a cavity -- 3.5. Quantum computer

4. Chemical reaction of trapped ions -- 4.1. The motivation to study the chemical reaction of trapped ions -- 4.2. Mass spectrum of RF-trapped ions -- 4.3. Reaction with H2 molecules -- 4.4. The reaction between Ca+ ions and molecules at room temperature -- 4.5. Chemical reaction between polar molecular ions and polar molecules -- 4.6. Prospect to search for the rate of collision between ultra-cold ions and atoms (or molecules)

5. Atomic clocks using trapped ions -- 5.1. What is an atomic clock? -- 5.2. Measurement uncertainty -- 5.3. Special characteristics of atomic clocks using trapped ions -- 5.4. Precision measurement of hyperfine transition frequencies of alkali-like ions -- 5.5. Precision measurement of the optical transition frequencies of atomic ions -- 5.6. Measurement of transition frequencies of molecular ions -- 5.7. Precision measurement of frequency in the THz region -- 5.8. Search for the variation in fundamental constants by precision frequency measurement -- 5.9. Precision measurement of the mass of an ion using a Penning trap

6. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Transition between two or three states -- Appendix B. Stark and Zeeman energy shift -- Appendix C. Motion mode of two cold ions in a string crystal -- Appendix D. Bose-Einstein condensation -- Appendix E. Feshbach resonance -- Appendix F. Dark matter.

This engaging book presents the fundamentals of ion traps and their use in physics, chemistry and their technological applications. Following an overview of the types of traps and their operation, the book explores their key areas of application for the development of new physics, chemistry, or engineering at a level accessible by students.

Advanced undergraduates and graduate students in physics.

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Born and raised in Nagoya, Japan, Dr. Kajita graduated from the Department of Applied Physics, at the University of Tokyo in 1981 and obtained his PhD from the Department of Physics, at the University of Tokyo in 1986. After working at the Institute for Molecular Science, he joined Communications Research Laboratory (CRL) in 1989. In 2004, the CRL was renamed the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). In 2009, he was a guest professor at the Universit�e de Provence, Marseille, France.

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