EMISSION OF POLARIZED BEAMS OF SINGLE-ELECTRON ATOMS

Aleksandr S. Stepanov

Published Jan 1, 1961• 0 citations

Abstract

Quantum dynamics were used for calculating the absolute magnitude of single-electron-atom emission intensity. Polarization is investigated as a function of the angle of observation. The results are used in setting up experiments with polarized atomic beams. (tr-auth)

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