Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Laser Cooling and Emittance Control of Neutral Beams.

Abstract

Experimental and theoretical progress has been made in the areas of experimental observation of the Optical Stern-Gerlach Effect (OSGE), resonant two-photon ionization of neutral hydrogen, and a theoretical study of pi-pulse cooling. In the OSGE studies, we have improved our spatial resolution, the spatial beam profile monitor, magnetic substate selection, the size of the interaction region, the signal-to-noise ration, and our computer codes for acquiring and analyzing the data. In the resonant two-photon ionization of neutral hydrogen we have successfully produced a neutral hydrogen beam with a density of 10 to the 12th power/cc and are progressing on the development on the visible ultraviolet source.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA149215

Entities

People

  • A. J. Palmer
  • D. G. Steel
  • J. F. Lam
  • R. A. Mcfarlane
  • R. S. Turley

Organizations

  • HRL Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Atomic Beams
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Hydrogen
  • Laser Cooling
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Spectroscopy
  • Standing Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy