Optical pumping of ground-state and metastable atoms and ions is reviewed. We present a
critical survey of the literature on pumping mechanisms, light propagation, relaxation …

The theory of spin exchange between optically pumped alkali-metal atoms and noble-gas
nuclei is presented. Spin exchange with heavy noble gases is dominated by interactions in …

We observe very narrow (∼ 200 Hz) magnetic resonance lines in alkali vapors with atomic
densities much greater than usual and with cell dimensions much smaller than usual. The …

It was recently discovered that when there are sufficiently rapid spin-exchange collisions in
an alkali-metal vapor, the rf magnetic-resonance frequency of the ground-state atoms …

Spin-exchange collisions often play a dominant role in the broadening of Zeeman
resonances in an alkali-metal vapor. Contrary to intuitive expectations, at high alkali-metal …

Collisions between slow atomic particles involving a small change in electron energy in the
transition are examined. Asymptotic methods are presented for calculating the parameters of …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on optical pumping, which is a method for
producing important changes in the population distribution of atoms and ions among their …

Дано систематическое изложение статистической гидромеханики гомогенных и
гетерогенных сред. Выводятся уравнения переноса чистых и дисперсных жидкостей …

Theoretical models for continuous-flow and stopped-flow spin-exchange optical pumping of
129 Xe have long predicted much higher 129 Xe polarization values than are measured …

A simple procedure is described for the calculation of the interactions between two atoms at
intermediate separations and the spin-change cross-sections for collisions between pairs of …