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High field optical-pumping spin-exchange polarized deuterium source

Amina Zghiche, K. P. Coulter, Roy J. Holt, Edward R. Kinney, Robert Kowalczyk, David H. Potterveld, L. Young, B. Zeidman, Dmitri K. Toporkov

Published Jan 1, 1991• 0 citations
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Abstract

Recent progress in the performance of laser-driven source of polarized deuterium is described. Optical pumping of potassium atoms followed by spin exchange scattering with deuterium atoms in a high magnetic field and RF transitions in a medium field was found to produce an intense, highly spin-polarized beam of deuterium atoms. In particular, the atomic polarization of deuterium was determined to be 73{plus_minus}3% at an intensity of 2.1 {times} 10{sup 17} Atomsis. The RF transition efficiency was measured and found to be 92{plus_minus}5%.

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