A LASER OPTICALLY PUMPED POLARIZED HE-3 TARGET FOR STORAGE-RINGS

被引:15
作者
LEE, K [1 ]
HANSEN, JO [1 ]
VANDENBRAND, JFJ [1 ]
MILNER, RG [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,DEPT PHYS,NUCL SCI LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0168-9002(93)91169-N
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A polarized He-3 target for use in a storage ring has been constructed and tested. The target employs an infrared laser to polarize He-3 atoms by metastability exchange optical pumping in a Pyrex glass cell which is connected by a glass capillary to a windowless target storage cell. The target polarization direction is determined by a 3 mT magnetic field. With 3 W of incident laser power, equilibrium polarizations of 50% at a flow rate of 1 x 10(17) He-3 atoms/s have been routinely achieved. Two techniques have been investigated to rapidly reverse the He-3 target polarization. Further, a scheme to interface the glass pumping cell with the storage ring vacuum has been developed.
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页码:294 / 303
页数:10
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