Laser-driven polarized H/D sources and targets
Journal Article
Traditionally, Atomic Beam Sources are used to produce targets of nuclear polarized hydrogen (H) or deuterium (D) for experiments using storage rings. Laser-Driven Sources (LDSs) offer a factor of 20-30 gain in the target thickness (however, with lower polarization) and may produce a higher overall figure of merit. The LDS is based on the technique of spin-exchange optical pumping where alkali vapor is polarized by absorbing circularly polarized laser photons. The H or D atoms are nuclear-polarized through spin-exchange collisions with the polarized alkali vapor and through subsequent hyperfine interactions during frequent H-H or D-D collisions. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Clasie, B; Crawford, C; Dutta, D; Gao, H; Seely, J; Xu, W
Published Date
- January 11, 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 536 / 3
Start / End Page
- 260 - 265
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0168-9002
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.nima.2004.08.082
Citation Source
- Scopus