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Abstract

Highly charged ions are interesting candidates for broadening our knowledge beyond the Standard Model of Physics. In this work, an efficient automation of the loading process of a mixed species crystal consisting of berylium ions and highly charged ions (HCI) inside a cryogenic Paul trap is developed and the performance of the algorithm is determined. The sections of the algorithm are shown and compared to other approaches. We used code to measure the recombination rate of a highly charged ion calculating the vacuum quality of our system. Additionally, the magnification of the imaging system capturing ion fluorescence is calibrated and used to distinguish HCI charge states in linear Be⁺-HCI-Be⁺ Coulomb crystals. Readout simulations of a beryllium ion qubit are presented to distinguish the parameters for optimal sideband cooling. The presented algorithm and simulation results facilitate the implementation of precision spectroscopy of HCIs.