Accession Number:

AD0781282

Title:

Optical Pumping Studies of Collisional Interactions.

Descriptive Note:

Final scientific rept.,

Corporate Author:

INDIANA UNIV BLOOMINGTON DEPT OF PHYSICS

Personal Author(s):

• Franz,F. A.

Report Date:

1974-05-25

Pagination or Media Count:

24.0

Abstract:

A final scientific report is given on a project involving application of optical pumping techniques to studies of atomic collisions. Magnetic depolarization, nuclear spin efforts, collisional selection rules surface interactions, and quenching collisions are particularly emphasized. Author

Descriptors:

• *Optical pumping
• Atoms
• Energy transfer
• Relaxation
• Particle collisions
• Polarization
• Magnetic fields
• Nuclear spins
• Atomic energy levels
• Electron transitions
• Quenching(Inhibition)
• Zeeman effect
• Magnetic properties
• Hyperfine structure

Subject Categories:

• Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE