Ultrahigh-density spin-polarized hydrogen isotopes from the photodissociation of hydrogen halides: new applications for laser-ion acceleration, magnetometry, and …

AK Spiliotis, M Xygkis, ME Koutrakis, K Tazes… - Light: Science & …, 2021 - nature.com
Recently, our group produced spin-polarized hydrogen (SPH) atoms at densities of at least
1019 cm− 3 from the photodissociation of hydrogen halide molecules with circularly …

Polarized electron-beam acceleration driven by vortex laser pulses

Y Wu, L Ji, X Geng, Q Yu, N Wang, B Feng… - New Journal of …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We propose a new approach based on an all-optical set-up for generating relativistic
polarized electron beams via vortex Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) laser-driven wakefield …

Inelastic scattering of H atoms from surfaces

O Bünermann, A Kandratsenka… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We have developed an instrument that uses photolysis of hydrogen halides to produce
nearly monoenergetic hydrogen atom beams and Rydberg atom tagging to obtain accurate …

Generation of ultrabrilliant polarized attosecond electron bunches via dual-wake injection

T Sun, Q Zhao, F Wan, YI Salamin, JX Li - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Laser wakefield acceleration is paving the way for the next generation of electron
accelerators, for their own sake and as radiation sources. A controllable dual-wake injection …

Polarized electron acceleration in beam-driven plasma wakefield based on density down-ramp injection

Y Wu, L Ji, X Geng, Q Yu, N Wang, B Feng, Z Guo… - Physical Review E, 2019 - APS
We investigate the precession of electron spins during beam-driven plasma-wakefield
acceleration based on density down-ramp injection by means of full three-dimensional (3D) …

Ultrahigh-density spin-polarized H and D observed via magnetization quantum beats

D Sofikitis, CS Kannis, GK Boulogiannis, TP Rakitzis - Physical Review Letters, 2018 - APS
We measure nuclear and electron spin-polarized H and D densities of at least 10 19 cm− 3
with∼ 10 ns lifetimes, from the photodissociation of HBr and DI with circularly polarized UV …

An ultrahigh vacuum apparatus for H atom scattering from surfaces

O Bünermann, H Jiang, Y Dorenkamp… - Review of Scientific …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
We present an apparatus to study inelastic H or D atom scattering from surfaces under ultra-
high vacuum conditions. The apparatus provides high resolution information on scattering …

Polarized proton beams from laser-induced plasmas

A Hützen, J Thomas, J Böker, R Engels… - High Power Laser …, 2019 - cambridge.org
We report on the concept of an innovative source to produce polarized proton/deuteron
beams of a kinetic energy up to several GeV from a laser-driven plasma accelerator. Spin …

Highly nuclear-spin-polarized deuterium atoms from the UV photodissociation of deuterium iodide

D Sofikitis, P Glodic, G Koumarianou, H Jiang… - Physical Review Letters, 2017 - APS
We report a novel highly spin-polarized deuterium (SPD) source, via the photodissociation
of deuterium iodide at 270 nm. I (P 2 3/2) photofragments are ionized with m-state selectivity …

[HTML][HTML] Manipulation of γ-ray polarization in Compton scattering

Y Wang, M Ababekri, F Wan, JX Wen, WQ Wei… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
High-brilliance high-polarization γ rays based on Compton scattering are of great
significance in broad areas, such as nuclear physics, high-energy physics, astrophysics, etc …