• Title of article

    Neutron spin filter based on optically polarized 3He in a near-zero magnetic field

  • Author/Authors

    Skoy، نويسنده , , V.R. and Prokofichev، نويسنده , , Yu.V and Sorokin، نويسنده , , V.N and Kolachevski، نويسنده , , N.N and Sobelman، نويسنده , , I.I and Sermyagin، نويسنده , , A.V، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    547
  • To page
    552
  • Abstract
    A test of polarization of 3He nuclei via spin-exchange collisions with optically pumped rubidium atoms in an extremely low applied magnetic field was carried out. Permalloy magnetic shields were used to prevent a fast relaxation of 3He polarization owing to the inhomogeneity of a surrounding magnetic field. The whole installation was placed at the neutron beam line of the IBR-30 facility, and used as a neutron spin filter. Thus, a prototype of new design of neutron polarizer was introduced. We intend to apply this experience for the full-scale KaTRIn facility to test the time reversal violation in neutron-nuclear reactions.
  • Keywords
    Polarized neutrons , Optical pumping , Polarized nuclei
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2021235