@article{ec2f8a3606594201ad52ecbca4cfdea2,
title = "Production of spin-controlled rare isotope beams",
abstract = "The degree of freedom of spin in quantum systems serves as an unparalleled laboratory where intriguing quantum physical properties can be observed, and the ability to control spin is a powerful tool in physics research. We propose a method for controlling spin in a system of rare isotopes which takes advantage of the mechanism of the projectile fragmentation reaction combined with the momentum-dispersion matching technique. The present method was verified in an experiment at the RIKEN RI Beam Factory, in which a degree of alignment of 8% was achieved for the spin of a rare isotope 32 Al. The figure of merit for the present method was found to be greater than that of the conventional method by a factor of more than 50.",
author = "Yuichi Ichikawa and Hideki Ueno and Yuji Ishii and Takeshi Furukawa and Akihiro Yoshimi and Daisuke Kameda and Hiroshi Watanabe and Nori Aoi and Koichiro Asahi and Balabanski, {Dimiter L.} and Rapha{\"e}l Chevrier and Daugas, {Jean Michel} and Naoki Fukuda and Georgi Georgiev and Hironori Hayashi and Hiroaki Iijima and Naoto Inabe and Takeshi Inoue and Masayasu Ishihara and Toshiyuki Kubo and Tsubasa Nanao and Tetsuya Ohnishi and Kunifumi Suzuki and Masato Tsuchiya and Hiroyuki Takeda and Rajabali, {Mustafa M.}",
note = "Funding Information: Experiments were performed under Program No. NP0702-RIBF018 at RIBF, operated by RIKEN Nishina Center and CNS, The University of Tokyo. We thank the RIKEN Ring Cyclotron staff for their cooperation during experiments. Y.I. is grateful to the Special Postdoctoral Researchers Program, RIKEN. This work was partly supported by the JSPS KAKENHI (22340071 and 20532089), by the JSPS and MAEE under the Japan-France Integrated Action Program (SAKURA), and by the Bulgarian National Science Fund (grant DID-02/16).",
year = "2012",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1038/nphys2457",
language = "English",
volume = "8",
pages = "918--922",
journal = "Nature Physics",
issn = "1745-2473",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "12",
}