Author/Authors :
Budker، نويسنده , , D. and Kimball، نويسنده , , D.F. and Rochester، نويسنده , , S.M. and Urban، نويسنده , , J.T.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The role of alignment-to-orientation conversion (AOC) in nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) is discussed. AOC is shown to be the mechanism responsible for the appearance of macroscopic orientation in a sample originally lacking any global polarization. Parallels are drawn between NQR and AOC in atomic physics.
