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In Situ High Pressure Hydrogen Tribological Testing of Common Polymer Materials Used in the Hydrogen Delivery Infrastructure
Published on: March 31, 2018
Spin-Polarized Hydrogen Depolarization Rates at High Hydrogen Halide Pressures: Hyperfine Depolarization via the HY-H
Gregoris K Boulogiannis1,2, Chrysovalantis S Kannis1,3,2, Georgios E Katsoprinakis1,2
1Department of Physics , University of Crete , Herakleio , Greece.
Abstract:
We measure the magnetization quantum beats of spin-polarized hydrogen (SPH) and spin-polarized deuterium (SPD) with a pickup coil, from the UV photodissociation of HCl, HBr, and DI, in the 5-5000 mbar pressure range. The pressure-dependent depolarization rate is linear at low pressures and reaches a plateau at higher pressures. The high-pressure depolarization rate is observed to be proportional to the halogen nuclear electric quadrupole coupling constant. We also investigate how the presence of an inert gas, SF6 or N2, affects the depolarization rate. The results are explained using a model in which depolarization occurs predominantly through an HY-H intermediate species (Y = Cl, Br, I).
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