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Figure 6-9: Measurement results showing compensation of micromotion in the trap at a<br />

helium buffer gas pressure of 1.0×10−5 torr. (a) Cloud intensity profile along the ˆy axis, fit<br />

to a Gaussian, for a representative value of the ˆy compensation voltage Vtop. (b) Linear fit of<br />

the cloud center position y0 versus 1/ω 2 ˆy,1<br />

. Measurements in (a) and (b) permit measurement<br />

of the electric field Eˆy for a specific value of Vtop. (c) Plot of the ˆy electric field as a function<br />

of the Vtop voltage, showing that the stray field is minimized at Vtop = 1.0 V. (d) Plot of<br />

the ˆx electric field as a function of the middle electrode voltage V5, showing compensation<br />

at V5 = 1.3 V.<br />

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