Chemically-polarized material for nuclear and particle physics

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Hauptverfasser: Collins, Benjamin G., Watts, Daniel P., Bashkanov, Mikhail, Kay, Stephen, Duckett, Simon B., Thomas, Andreas, Budker, Dmitry, Barskiy, Danila, Kircher, Raphael
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author Collins, Benjamin G.
Watts, Daniel P.
Bashkanov, Mikhail
Kay, Stephen
Duckett, Simon B.
Thomas, Andreas
Budker, Dmitry
Barskiy, Danila
Kircher, Raphael
author_facet Collins, Benjamin G.
Watts, Daniel P.
Bashkanov, Mikhail
Kay, Stephen
Duckett, Simon B.
Thomas, Andreas
Budker, Dmitry
Barskiy, Danila
Kircher, Raphael
contents Spin-polarized solid targets have underpinned many recent key advances in nuclear and particle physics, yet traditional methods to produce them face significant limitations due to the high cost and demanding cryogenic and magnetic field requirements. These factors constrain experimental geometries and present challenges in intense radiation environments where depolarization and materials damage can occur. We present the first results assessing the capabilities of the chemical hyperpolarization (ChHP) method Signal Amplification By Reversible Exchange (SABRE) to act as the polarization method to produce targets or active detector media. We show by using in-beam measurements that there is no depolarizing effect observed with the SABRE-polarized material in the A2 photon beam at the Mainzer Mikrotron (MAMI), as well as showing the resilience of such media to radioactive doses of up to \SI{3}{\kilo\gray}. We also illustrate the capabilities for using SABRE-polarized material as a scintillation or Cherenkov detector.
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spellingShingle Chemically-polarized material for nuclear and particle physics
Collins, Benjamin G.
Watts, Daniel P.
Bashkanov, Mikhail
Kay, Stephen
Duckett, Simon B.
Thomas, Andreas
Budker, Dmitry
Barskiy, Danila
Kircher, Raphael
Instrumentation and Detectors
Nuclear Experiment
Spin-polarized solid targets have underpinned many recent key advances in nuclear and particle physics, yet traditional methods to produce them face significant limitations due to the high cost and demanding cryogenic and magnetic field requirements. These factors constrain experimental geometries and present challenges in intense radiation environments where depolarization and materials damage can occur. We present the first results assessing the capabilities of the chemical hyperpolarization (ChHP) method Signal Amplification By Reversible Exchange (SABRE) to act as the polarization method to produce targets or active detector media. We show by using in-beam measurements that there is no depolarizing effect observed with the SABRE-polarized material in the A2 photon beam at the Mainzer Mikrotron (MAMI), as well as showing the resilience of such media to radioactive doses of up to \SI{3}{\kilo\gray}. We also illustrate the capabilities for using SABRE-polarized material as a scintillation or Cherenkov detector.
title Chemically-polarized material for nuclear and particle physics
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.08750