Laser polarization of accelerated protons
Zelenskii A. N. , Kokhanovskii S. A. , Lobashev V. M. , Sobolevskii N. M.
A method is proposed for using laser beams to polarize protons in a beam of fast hydrogen atoms. An intense atomic beam with an energy in the range 160-3000 MeV can be produced by neutralizing accelerated negative hydrogen ions. The implementation of this method would make it possible to produce a pulsed proton current two orders of magnitude higher than that obtainable by other methods.