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It is shown that nuclear spin polarized ion beams can be generated by ion beam surface interaction at grazing incidence. An optical detection method for the nuclear polarization after foil excitation of such beams is described and used for a hyperfine structure quantum-beat measurement on the14N II −2p 3p 3 D-state.
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We wish to thank C. Abromeit, E. Kupfer, H. Gabriel, V. Macho and H. Schröder for many fruitful discussions. R. Burghardt and A. Hensel contributed their diversified skills to the success of the experiments. This work is supported by the Sonderforschungsbereich 161 der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft.
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Andrä, H.J., Plöhn, H.J., Gaupp, A. et al. Nuclear spin polarization produced by ion-beam-surface-interaction, its optical detection and use in an atomic quantum-beat experiment. Z Physik A 281, 15–20 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01408606
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