Production of polarized H/sup -/ ions using laser optical pumping

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.34398· OSTI ID:5572672

Anderson, L W

Laser optical pumping can be used to produce a polarized alkali vapor target in a high magnetic field. A H/sup +/ beam incident on the polarized alkali target is partially neutralized by capturing a polarized electron. The electron spin polarization is transferred to the nuclear spin via a Sona diabadatic transition and the beam is then partially converted to negative ions in an unpolarized alkali target. Mori and coworkers have constructed a source of this type and have obtained a 35 A..mu..H/sup -/ ion beam with a nuclear polarization of 0.60.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-81ER40001
• OSTI ID: 5572672
• Report Number(s): CONF-831180-
• Journal Information: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Vol. 111:1; ISSN APCPC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640301* -- Atomic
Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Beams & their Reactions
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ALKALI METALS
ANIONS
BEAM PRODUCTION
CAPTURE
CATIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLISIONS
DATA
ELECTRON CAPTURE
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FABRICATION
FLUIDS
GASES
HYDROGEN IONS
HYDROGEN IONS 1 MINUS
HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS
INFORMATION
ION COLLISIONS
ION SOURCES
IONS
LASERS
METALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OPTICAL PUMPING
ORIENTATION
PUMPING
SODIUM
SPIN ORIENTATION
TARGETS
VAPORS