- Accepted Paper
Demonstration of a spherical Penning trap for single electrons
Phys. Rev. A - Accepted 13 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/n3xf-344l
Phys. Rev. A - Accepted 13 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/n3xf-344l
A spherical Penning trap has sparse, well-separated microwave resonances, making it attractive for precision measurements of the electron magnetic moment and for dark-photon and axion searches with trapped electrons. We demonstrate single-electron trapping in a spherical Penning trap and characterize its microwave resonance structure. The design, single-electron detection, microwave mode characterization, and advantages of this geometry are presented.
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