Macroscopic production of spin-polarized hydrogen atoms from the IR-excitation and photodissociation of molecular beams

Abstract

We describe methods for the production of spin-polarized H and D atoms from the IR-excitation and photodissociation of molecular beams of HBr, HI, and $\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{H}}_3$ isotopes, including optical excitation schemes with partial hyperfine resolution. We discuss the extent to which the production rates may approach the IR-laser production rates of $10^{21}\mathrm{photons}{\mathrm{s}}^{-1}$, and how the production rates of conventional methods of $\sim 10^{17}{\mathrm{s}}^{-1}$ may be surpassed significantly.

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• Macroscopic production of highly nuclear-spin-polarized molecules from IR-excitation and photodissociation of molecular beams