Spin-rotation interaction of alkali-metal-He-atom pairs

被引:30
作者
Walker, TG [1 ]
Thywissen, JH [1 ]
Happer, W [1 ]
机构
[1] PRINCETON UNIV, DEPT PHYS, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1997年 / 56卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.56.2090
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A treatment of the spin-rotation coupling between alkali-metal atoms and He atoms is presented. Rotational distortions are accounted for in the wave function using a Coriolis interaction in the rotating frame. The expectation value of the spin-orbit interaction gives values of the spin-rotation coupling that er;plain previous experimental results. For spin-exchange optical pumping, the results suggest that lighter alkali-metal atoms would be preferred spin-exchange partners, other factors being equal.
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页码:2090 / 2094
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