OPERA: an on-line system of optical pumping in solids for unstable nuclei

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Abstract

An on-line system of optical pumping in solids for the study of unstable nuclei was developed. The system is operated in connection with mass separators on line. The mass-separated unstable isotopes are implanted into a host crystal set at the focal position of the separator and then spin-polarized with laser optical pumping in the crystal. The crystal can be cooled down to 20–100 K with a cold finger attached to a liquid He bath. The achieved nuclear polarization/alignment is detected by observing the asymmetry/anisotropy of the emitted beta-/gamma-radiation with scintillation/Ge counters. Nuclear magnetic resonances are observed by detecting the destruction and/or enhancement of the asymmetry/anisotropy distribution with an applied rf magnetic field. The system has been applied to the study of unstable Tm and Si isotopes. Apparatus and performance of the on-line system are described together with some of the results obtained.

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