Abstract
The 6sS122 ground ionic state of even isotopes of mercury was polarized in a stepwise excitation process from the atomic 6s2S01 ground state via the metastable 6s6p P23 state. The latter was optically pumped with polarized 5461- (6s7s S13-P23) radiation. Paramagnetic resonance, observed by monitoring the change in intensity of the relatively intense 2851- (5d96s2D522-5d106sS122) electric quadrupole resonance radiation, was used to determine the polarization of the even-isotope ground-state ion to be 15%. If one assumes conservation of spin angular momentum, this process should yield highly polarized electrons.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 209-211 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1969 |
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Polarization of S122 ground state of even isotopes of Hg+ by stepwise electron impact. / Liu, C. H.; King, R. L.; Stroke, H. H.
In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 23, No. 5, 1969, p. 209-211.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Polarization of S122 ground state of even isotopes of Hg+ by stepwise electron impact
AU - Liu, C. H.
AU - King, R. L.
AU - Stroke, H. H.
PY - 1969
Y1 - 1969
N2 - The 6sS122 ground ionic state of even isotopes of mercury was polarized in a stepwise excitation process from the atomic 6s2S01 ground state via the metastable 6s6p P23 state. The latter was optically pumped with polarized 5461- (6s7s S13-P23) radiation. Paramagnetic resonance, observed by monitoring the change in intensity of the relatively intense 2851- (5d96s2D522-5d106sS122) electric quadrupole resonance radiation, was used to determine the polarization of the even-isotope ground-state ion to be 15%. If one assumes conservation of spin angular momentum, this process should yield highly polarized electrons.
AB - The 6sS122 ground ionic state of even isotopes of mercury was polarized in a stepwise excitation process from the atomic 6s2S01 ground state via the metastable 6s6p P23 state. The latter was optically pumped with polarized 5461- (6s7s S13-P23) radiation. Paramagnetic resonance, observed by monitoring the change in intensity of the relatively intense 2851- (5d96s2D522-5d106sS122) electric quadrupole resonance radiation, was used to determine the polarization of the even-isotope ground-state ion to be 15%. If one assumes conservation of spin angular momentum, this process should yield highly polarized electrons.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.23.209
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.23.209
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VL - 23
SP - 209
EP - 211
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 5
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