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Polarization of excited nuclear levels induced by atomic orientation

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The effect of atomic orientation produced in a tilted-foil geometry on the angular correlation of nuclear decay γ-rays is investigated. A quantum mechanical treatment is presented for the case of a known electronic ensemble. An approximate, phenomenological approach is suggested for heavy ions recoiling out of the target with a multi-electron complex environment. The utilization of this approach in hyperfine interaction experiments is discussed.

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  1. Physics Department, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    Y. Niv, M. Hass & A. Zemel

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  1. Y. Niv
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Supported in part by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation.

Incumbent of the Charles H. Revson Foundation Career Development Chair.

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Niv, Y., Hass, M. & Zemel, A. Polarization of excited nuclear levels induced by atomic orientation. Hyperfine Interact 8, 19–27 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01026854

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