title: Measurement of the nuclear polarization of hydrogen and deuterium molecules using a Lamb-shift polarimeter.
abstract: Lamb-shift polarimeters are used to measure the nuclear polarization of protons and deuterons at energies of a few keV. In combination with an ionizer, the polarization of hydrogen and deuterium atoms was determined after taking into account the loss of polarization during the ionization process. The present work shows that the nuclear polarization of hydrogen or deuterium molecules can be measured as well, by ionizing the molecules and injecting the H2(+) (or D2(+)) ions into the Lamb-shift polarimeter.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf
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authors.lastname: Engels
authors.affiliation: Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany.
authors.forename: Robert
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authors.lastname: Gorski
authors.affiliation: Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany.
authors.forename: Kiril
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authors.affiliation: Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany.
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authors.affiliation: Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany.
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authors.affiliation: Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany.
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authors.affiliation: Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany.
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authors.affiliation: Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Str. 1, 52428 Jülich, Germany.
authors.forename: Philipp
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authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cryogenic and Superconductive Technique, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Orlova Roscha 1, 188300 Gatchina, Russia.
authors.forename: Leonid
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authors.lastname: Kochenda
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cryogenic and Superconductive Technique, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Orlova Roscha 1, 188300 Gatchina, Russia.
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authors.lastname: Kravtsov
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cryogenic and Superconductive Technique, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Orlova Roscha 1, 188300 Gatchina, Russia.
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authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cryogenic and Superconductive Technique, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Orlova Roscha 1, 188300 Gatchina, Russia.
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authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cryogenic and Superconductive Technique, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Orlova Roscha 1, 188300 Gatchina, Russia.
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authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cryogenic and Superconductive Technique, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Orlova Roscha 1, 188300 Gatchina, Russia.
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authors.lastname: Vznuzdaev
authors.affiliation: Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, Zülpicher Str. 77, 50937 Köln, Germany.
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