Abstract
The Chao matrix formalism allows analytic calculations of a beam's polarization behavior inside a spin resonance. We recently tested its prediction of polarization oscillations occurring in a stored beam of polarized particles near a spin resonance. Using a 1.85 GeV/c polarized deuteron beam stored in COSY, we swept a new rf solenoid's frequency rather rapidly through 400 Hz during 100 ms, while varying the distance between the sweep's end frequency and the central frequency of an rf-induced spin resonance. Our measurements of the deuteron's polarization for sweeps ending near and inside the resonance agree with the Chao formalism's predicted oscillations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Spin Physics |
| Subtitle of host publication | 18th International Spin Physics Symposium |
| Editors | Xiaochao Zheng, Yelena Prok, Matt Poelker, Donald G. Crabb, Simonetta Liuti, Donal B. Day |
| Publisher | American Institute of Physics Inc. |
| Pages | 801-804 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780735406865 |
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| State | Published - Aug 4 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 18th International Spin Physics Symposium 2008 - Charlottesville, United States Duration: Oct 6 2008 → Oct 11 2008 |
Publication series
| Name | AIP Conference Proceedings |
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| Volume | 1149 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0094-243X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1551-7616 |
Conference
| Conference | 18th International Spin Physics Symposium 2008 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Charlottesville |
| Period | 10/6/08 → 10/11/08 |
Funding
We thank the COSY staff for the successful operation of COSY with its injector cyclotron and polarized ion source. This research was supported by grants from the German BMBF Science Ministry, its JCHP-FFE program at COSY, the Netherlands NWO, the U.S. NSF, and the Helmholtz Association through funds provided to the virtual institute "Spin and strong QCD" (VH-VI-231).
Keywords
- Chao matrix formalism
- Spin dynamics
- Spin resonance