“…Submillimeter glass and copper particles (approximately 50-60 mm in diameter) have been confined in the Kingdon trap to study orbital mechanics, with possible implications for understanding the dynamics of asteroids, galaxies, and planetary rings (Biewer et al, 1994;Robertson, 1995;Robertson & Alexander, 1995). Kingdon traps have also been used to study electron capture from neutral atoms by confined ions (Prior, Marrus, & Vane, 1983;Vane, Prior, & Marrus, 1981), measure rates of collisional quenching (Calamai & Johnson, 1990, 1991, 1992Prior, 1984) and to develop the orbitron ion pump (Douglas, Zabritski, & Herb, 1965).…”