Polarization by Optical Pumping

Chapter
First Online:
Part of the Lecture Notes in Physics book series (LNP, volume 842)

Abstract

The polarization of \({}^{3}\hbox{He}\) has been achieved very successfully by optical pumping methods. Polarized \({}^{3}\hbox{He}\) gas targets have been used in many nuclear- and particle-physics experiments.

Keywords

Nuclear Polarization Exit Window Beam Entrance Metastability Exchange Tunable Fiber Laser 
These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access

References

  1. 1.
    Leemann, Ch., Bürgisser, H., Huber, P., Rohrer, U., Paetz gen. Schieck, H., Seiler, F.: Helv. Phys. Acta 44, 141 (1971)Google Scholar
  2. 2.
    Daniels, T.V., Arnold, C.W., Cesaratto, J.M., Clegg, T.B., Couture, A.H., Karwowski, H.J., Katabuchi, T.: Phys. Rev. C 82, 034992 (2010)CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  3. 3.
    DeSchepper, D. et al.: Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 419, 16 (1998)ADSCrossRefGoogle Scholar
  4. 4.
    Tanaka, M. (ed.): Proceedings of the 7th International RCNP Workshop on Polarized \({}^{3}\hbox{He}\) Beams and Gas Targets and Their Applications “HELION97”, Kobe 1997. North Holland, Amsterdam (1997)Google Scholar
  5. 5.
    Heil, W. (ed.): Proceedings of the International Conference on Polarized \({}^{3}\hbox{He}\) (“HELION02”), Oppenheim 2002, on CD-ROM (2003)Google Scholar
  6. 6.
    JCNS Workshop on Trends in Production and Applications of Polarized \({}^{3}\hbox{He}\), Ismaning 2010, IOP J. of Physics: Conference Series (2011)Google Scholar
  7. 7.
    Szaloky, G., Huber, P., Leemann, Ch., Rohrer, U., Seiler, F.: Helv. Phys. Acta 43, 745 (1970)Google Scholar
  8. 8.
    Timsit, R.S., Daniels, J.M.: Can. J. Phys. 49, 545 (1971)ADSCrossRefGoogle Scholar
  9. 9.
    Otten, E.: Europhysics News Jan./Febr. p. 16 (2004). http://www.europhysicsnews.org
  10. 10.
  11. 11.
    Gentile, T.R., McKeown, R.D.: Phys. Rev. A 47, 456 (1993)ADSCrossRefGoogle Scholar
  12. 12.
    Tastevin, G., Grot, S., Courtade, E., Bordais, S., Nacher, P.J.: Appl. Phys. B: Lasers and Optics 78, 145 (2004)ADSCrossRefGoogle Scholar
  13. 13.
    Leemann, Ch., Bürgisser, H., Huber, P., Rohrer, U., Paetz gen. Schieck, H., Seiler, F.: Ann. Phys. (N.Y.) 66, 810 (1971)ADSCrossRefGoogle Scholar
  14. 14.
    Huber, P., Leemann, Ch., Rohrer, U., Seiler, F.: Helv. Phys. Acta 42, 907 (1969)Google Scholar
  15. 15.
    Katabuchi, T., Buscemi, S., Cesaratto, J.M., Clegg, T.B., Daniels, T.V., Fassler, M., Neufeld, R.B., Kadlecek, S.: Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 033503 (2005)ADSCrossRefGoogle Scholar
  16. 16.
    Kramer, K., Zong, X., Lu, R., Dutta, D., Gao, H., Quian, X., Ye, Q., Zhu, X., Averett, T., Fuchs, S.: Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 582, 318 (2007)Google Scholar
  17. 17.
    Karban, O., Oh, S., Powell, W.B.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 33, 1438 (1974)ADSCrossRefGoogle Scholar
  18. 18.
    Ye, Q., Laskaris, G., Chen, W., Gao, H., Zheng, W., Averett, T., Cates, G.D., Tobias, W.A.: Eur. Phys. J. A 44, 55 (2010)ADSCrossRefGoogle Scholar

Copyright information

© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Institut für KernphysikUniversität zu KölnKölnGermany

Personalised recommendations