Development and application of a 3He Neutron Spin Filter at J-PARC

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作者
Okudaira, T. [1 ]
Oku, T. [1 ,2 ]
Ino, T. [3 ]
Hayashida, H. [4 ]
Kira, H. [4 ]
Sakai, K. [1 ]
Hiroi, K. [1 ]
Takahashi, S. [1 ,2 ]
Aizawa, K. [1 ]
Endo, H. [3 ]
Endo, S. [5 ,6 ]
Hino, M. [7 ]
Hirota, K. [6 ]
Honda, T. [3 ]
Ikeda, K. [3 ]
Kakurai, K. [4 ]
Kambara, W. [1 ]
Kitaguchi, M. [6 ,8 ]
Oda, T. [7 ]
Ohshita, H. [3 ]
Otomo, T. [2 ,3 ]
Shimizu, H. M. [6 ]
Shinohara, T. [1 ]
Suzuki, J. [4 ]
Yamamoto, T. [6 ]
机构
[1] Japan Atom Energy Agcy, J PARC Ctr, 2-1 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191195, Japan
[2] Ibaraki Univ, Grad Sch Sci & Engn, 2-1-1 Bunkyo, Mito, Ibaraki 3108512, Japan
[3] High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Inst Mat Struct Sci, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
[4] Comprehens Res Org Sci & Soc CROSS, Neutron Sci & Technol Ctr, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191106, Japan
[5] Japan Atom Energy Agcy, Nucl Sci & Engn Ctr, 2-1 Shirane, Tokai, Ibaraki 3191195, Japan
[6] Nagoya Univ, Dept Phys, Chikusa Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 4648602, Japan
[7] Kyoto Univ, Inst Integrated Radiat & Nucl Sci, Kumatori, Osaka 5900494, Japan
[8] Nagoya Univ, Kobayashi Maskawa Inst, Chikusa Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, Japan
关键词
Pulsed neutron beam; Neutron polarization device; POLARIZATION; DESIGN; SPECTROMETERS; SYSTEM; GAS;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2020.164301
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We are developing a neutron polarizer with polarized He-3 gas, referred to as a He-3 spin filter, based on the Spin Exchange Optical Pumping (SEOP) for polarized neutron scattering experiments at Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) of Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC). A He-3 gas-filling station was constructed at J-PARC, and several He-3 cells with long spin relaxation times have been fabricated using the gas-filling station. A laboratory has been prepared in the MLF beam hall for polarizing He-3 cells, and compact pumping systems with laser powers of 30 W and 110 W, which can be installed onto a neutron beamline, have been developed. A He-3 polarization of 85% was achieved at a neutron beamline by using the pumping system with the 110 W laser. Recently, the first user experiment utilizing the He-3 spin filter was conducted, and there have been several more since then. The development and utilization of He-3 spin filters at MLF of J-PARC are reported.
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