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The properties of finite one-component plasma clouds at very low temperatures have been investigated-similar to the conditions obtained in laser-cooled ion traps or storage rings. The minimum-energy configurations of few ions in isotropic confinement are discussed, and the features of the shell structure that is characteristic of larger clouds. The eventual transition to infinite-matter behavior is being investigated. Dimensional phase transitions as a function of the external confinement have been studied. Normal modes of these systems has been explored.
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Schiffer, J.P. (2002). Ordering in Classical Coulombic Systems. In: Kalman, G.J., Rommel, J.M., Blagoev, K. (eds) Strongly Coupled Coulomb Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47086-1_6
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