Bohler, C. L. and Schearer, L. D. and Leduc, M. and Nacher, P. J. and Zachorowski, L. and Milner, R. G. and McKeown, R. D. and Woodward, C. E. (1988) Spin-polarized 3He nuclear targets and metastable 4He atoms by optical pumping with a tunable, Nd:YAP laser. Journal of Applied Physics, 63 (8). pp. 2497-2501. ISSN 0021-8979. doi:10.1063/1.341028. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:BOHjap88
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Abstract
Several Nd:YAP lasers were constructed which could be broadly tuned in the 1083-nm region which includes the helium 23S-23P transition, using a Lyot filter and thin, uncoated etalons within the laser cavity. 1 W of power could be extracted at 1083 nm through a 1% transmitting output coupler. This laser beam was used to optically pump metastable 4He and 3He 23S helium atoms in a weak discharge cell, spin polarizing the metastable ensemble. In a 3He cell the polarization is transferred to the nuclear spin system. A 3He target cell at 0.3 Torr was polarized to 52% in a few minutes. We describe the application of this system to the design of polarized targets for experiments in nuclear physics.
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Additional Information: | Copyright © 1988 American Institute of Physics. Received 11 November 1987; accepted 10 December 1987. The authors acknowledge the interest and support of Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX (C.L.B. and L.D.S.); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France (M.L. and P.J.B.); National Science Foundation Grant No. PHY85-05682 (R.G.M., R.D.M., and C.E.W.). The interest of the Scientific Affairs Division of NATO in this research is also acknowledged. | ||||||||||
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Subject Keywords: | NEODYMIUM LASERS, OPTICAL PUMPING, HELIUM 4, HELIUM 3, POLARIZED TARGETS, POLARIZATION, FABRICATION | ||||||||||
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DOI: | 10.1063/1.341028 | ||||||||||
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