Highly polarized muonic He produced by collisions with laser optically pumped Rb

A. S. Barton, P. Bogorad, G. D. Cates, H. Mabuchi, H. Middleton, N. R. Newbury, R. Holmes, J. McCracken, P. A. Souder, J. Xu, D. Tupa

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Abstract

We have formed highly polarized muonic helium by stopping unpolarized negative muons in a mixture of unpolarized gaseous He and laser polarized Rb vapor. The stopped muons form muonic He ions which are neutralized and polarized by collisions with Rb. Average polarizations for He3 and He4 of (26.8±2.3)% and (44.2±3.5)% were achieved, representing a tenfold increase over previous methods. Relevant cross sections were determined from the time evolution of the polarization. Highly polarized muonic He is valuable for measurements of the induced pseudoscalar coupling gp in nuclear muon capture.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)758-761
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume70
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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