Optical pumping of dense charge-exchange targets for polarized ion sources

Journal Article · Mon Sep 20 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.870· OSTI ID:6705819

Cornelius, W D; Taylor, D J; York, R L; Hinds, E A

Optical pumping by a single-frequency cw ring dye laser of thick sodium-vapor targets (NL>10/sup 13/ atoms/cm/sup 2/) without buffer gas has been investigated for an optically pumped polarized ion source. The atomic polarization of the sodium was determined from the optical rotation of a second dye laser tuned midway between the D lines. Rate-equation calculations reproduce the experimental data and predict very high polarizations (P> or =0.8) with the use of one or more single-frequency dye lasers in thick alkali-vapor targets.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
• OSTI ID: 6705819
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 49:12; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ALKALI METALS
ATOMS
BEAMS
BUFFERS
CHARGE EXCHANGE
D STATES
DATA
DYE LASERS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
GASES
INFORMATION
ION SOURCES
LASERS
LIQUID LASERS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
METALS
MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION
NUMERICAL DATA
OPTICAL PUMPING
ORIENTATION
POLARIZED BEAMS
PUMPING
RADIATIONS
RING LASERS
SODIUM
SPIN ORIENTATION
TARGETS
USES
VAPORS
ZEEMAN EFFECT