Reply to “Comment on ‘Optically pumped spin-exchange polarized-electron source’ ”

Journal Article · Tue May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.056704· OSTI ID:1221411

Pirbhai, M. ^[1]; Knepper, J. ^[2]; Litaker, E. T. ^[2]; Tupa, D. ^[3]; Gay, T. J. ^[2]

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1. Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA (United States)
2. Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States). Department of Physics and Astronomy
3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Physics Division

In the proceeding Comment [1] on our recent report of a Rb spin-exchange polarized-electron source [2], Williams et al. contend: (a) that our source is poorly characterized compared with modern GaAs sources, (b) that we have overstated the difficulties of using GaAs photoemission sources, and (c) that our explanation of various physics issues related to the source's operating principles are not cogent.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1221411
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-15-21953; PLRAAN; TRN: US1600369
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 91, Issue 5; ISSN 1050-2947
• Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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