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Review of Scientific Instruments

Orientation of Ar(3P2) atoms by laser optical pumping

Karl Giberson, M. W. Hart, Mark S. Hammond, F. B. Dunning, G. K. Walters

Published Aug 1, 1984• 5 citations
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Abstract

A beam of argon metastable atoms with a high degree of electron-spin polarization has been produced by optical pumping using an Oxazine 750 dye laser. The beam is suitable for the study of electron spin and orbital orientation dependences in a variety of collision processes.
DOI
10.1063/1.1137940

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