Selective optical trap for low-temperature plasma

The possibility is demonstrated of utilizing resonant light pressure to provide prolonged selective optical confinement of a low-temperature plasma with resonant ions. For this purpose it is proposed to employ rectified gradient forces in strong interfering bichromatic fields and laser cooling methods. State University, Krasnoyarsk. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 96–103, January, 1997.