Production of HD Molecules in Definite Hyperfine Substates.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020;
124:113003. [PMID:
32242681 DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.124.113003]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Polarized atomic beam sources have been in operation for many years to produce either nuclear polarized atomic hydrogen or deuterium beams. In recent experiments, such a source was used to polarize both isotopes independently at the same time. By recombination of the atoms, hydrogen-deuterium molecules with all possible nuclear spin combinations can be created. Those spin isomers are useful for further applications, like precision spectroscopy, as polarized targets for laser-particle acceleration, polarized fuel for fusion reactors, or as an option for future measurements of electric dipole moments.
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