TY - JOUR
T1 - Suppression of Penning ionization by spin polarization of cold He(2 S-3) atoms
AU - Herschbach, N.
AU - Tol, P.J.J.
AU - Hogervorst, W.
AU - Vassen, W.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - We measure the suppression of Penning ionization in an ultracold He(2 S-3(1)) atomic cloud after spin-polarizing the atoms by optical pumping in a small magnetic field. An upper limit of 6x10(-12) cm(3)/s for the ionization rate constant is deduced, at least a factor 20 lower than measured in an unpolarized gas.
AB - We measure the suppression of Penning ionization in an ultracold He(2 S-3(1)) atomic cloud after spin-polarizing the atoms by optical pumping in a small magnetic field. An upper limit of 6x10(-12) cm(3)/s for the ionization rate constant is deduced, at least a factor 20 lower than measured in an unpolarized gas.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.61.050702
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.61.050702
M3 - Article
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 61
JO - Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
IS - 5
M1 - 050702
ER -
