Storage rings have been employed over three decades in various kinds of nuclear and atomic physics experiments with highly charged ions. Storage ring operation and precision physics experiments benefit from the availability of beam cooling which is common to nearly all facilities. The basic aspects of the storage ring components and the operation of the ring in various ion-optical modes as well as the achievable beam conditions are described. Ion storage rings offer unparalleled capabilities for high precision experiments with stable and radioactive beams. The versatile techniques and methods for beam manipulations allow for preparing beams of highest quality at any energy of interest. The rings are therefore part of the experiment . Recent experiments conducted in a wide energy range and with various experimental installations are discussed. An overview of active and planned facilities, new experimental set-ups and proposed physics experiments completes this review.

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重离子存储环及其在高电荷离子精密实验中的应用

三十年来，存储环已在各种具有高电荷离子的核和原子物理实验中使用。存储环操作和精密物理实验受益于光束冷却的可用性，这对几乎所有设施都是通用的。描述了存储环组件的基本方面和环在各种离子光学模式下的操作以及可实现的光束条件。离子存储环为具有稳定和放射性束的高精度实验提供无与伦比的功能。用于光束操纵的通用技术和方法允许以任何感兴趣的能量制备最高质量的光束。因此，这些环是实验的一部分。讨论了最近在广泛的能量范围内和各种实验装置进行的实验。