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Interdisciplinary experiments with polarized 3He
J. BeckerErnst W. OttenReinhard SurkauT. GrossmannD. HofmannDaniela RoheWerner HeilMichèle LeducJ. BermuthH. HumblotMichael Ebertsubject
PhysicsOptical pumpingNuclear and High Energy PhysicsNeutron magnetic momentSpin polarizationScatteringMetastabilityMechanical compressionNeutronNeutron scatteringAtomic physicsInstrumentationdescription
Abstract Optical pumping of metastable 3 He atoms is a very efficient method to produce large quantities of nuclear spin-polarized 3 He. Recent developments in mechanical compression of the gas, its storage and transport allow for its flexible use in different fields of physics and applied science. Among these are (1) scattering experiments of polarized beams from polarized 3 He-targets, (2) 3 He as neutron spin filter to polarize neutron beams at research reactors, and (3) polarized 3 He gas inhaled into the lungs to perform magnetic resonance imaging. The paper discusses the different topics along with results obtained in a first round of experiments.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-01 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |