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Record Nr.

UNISA996466799703316

Autore

Paetz gen. Schieck Hans

Titolo

Nuclear Physics with Polarized Particles [[electronic resource] /] / by Hans Paetz gen. Schieck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2012

ISBN

3-642-24226-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 182 p. 68 illus.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 842

Disciplina

539.7092

Soggetti

Nuclear physics

Heavy ions

Physical measurements

Measurement   

Quantum physics

Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons

Measurement Science and Instrumentation

Quantum Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction -- Spin States and Spin Polarization -- Density Operator, Density Matrix -- Rotations, Angular Dependence of the Tensor Moments -- Description of Nuclear Reactions of Particles With Spin -- Partial Wave Expansion -- Charged-particle Versus Neutron-induced Reactions -- Sources and Targets of Polarized H and D Ions -- Polarization by Optical Pumping -- Production of Polarization by Other Methods -- Measurement of Polarization Observables -- Polarimetry -- Medical Applications -- "Polarized" Fusion -- Outlook -- List of References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The measurement of spin-polarization observables in reactions of nuclei and particles  is of great utility and advantage when the effects of single-spin sub-states are to be investigated. Indeed, the unpolarized differential cross-section encompasses the averaging over the spin states of the particles, and thus loses details of the interaction process. This introductory text combines, in a single volume, course-



based lecture notes on spin physics and on polarized-ion sources with the aim of providing a concise yet self-contained starting point for newcomers to the field, as well as for lecturers in search of suitable material for their courses and seminars.   A significant part of the book is devoted to introducing the formal theory—a description of polarization and of nuclear reactions with polarized particles. The remainder of the text describes the physical basis of methods and devices necessary to perform experiments with polarized particles and to measure polarization and polarization effects in nuclear reactions. The book concludes with a brief review of modern applications in medicine and fusion energy research. For reasons of conciseness and of the pedagogical aims of this volume, examples are mainly taken from low-energy installations such as tandem Van de Graaff laboratories, although the emphasis of present research is shifting to medium- and high-energy nuclear physics. Consequently, this volume is restricted to describing non-relativistic processes and focuses on the energy range from astrophysical energies (a few keV) to tens of MeV. It is further restricted to polarimetry of hadronic particles.