A polarized beams project at ISAC

A polarizer beam line at the radioactive beams facility ISAC at TRIUMF is nearly complete. Initially for 8Li + ions for β-NMR studies in condensed matter, it can in principle supply three or more experiments simultaneously, and the technique used is practicable with all alkali-metal ion beams. An at...

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Published in:Nuclear physics. A 2002-04, Vol.701 (1), p.253-258
Main Authors: Levy, C.D.P., Baartman, R., Jayamanna, K., Kiefl, R., Kuo, T., Olivo, M., Wight, G.W., Yuan, D., Zelenski, A.N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Charge exchange
Emittance
Polarized
β-NMR
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Summary:A polarizer beam line at the radioactive beams facility ISAC at TRIUMF is nearly complete. Initially for 8Li + ions for β-NMR studies in condensed matter, it can in principle supply three or more experiments simultaneously, and the technique used is practicable with all alkali-metal ion beams. An atomic beam, created with over 90% efficiency by passing the initial unpolarized 30 keV beam through a sodium vapor jet target, will be polarized by colinear optical pumping. A novel feature is that the atomic beam is reionized with demonstrated high efficiency in a helium gas target. The emittance growth through the helium cell has been measured for stable 7Li + beam on a test stand and found to be small. We report these measurements as a function of helium flow rates. A preliminary polarized 8Li + run is planned for May, 2000.
ISSN:0375-9474
DOI:10.1016/S0375-9474(01)01593-7