Alkali 〈I⋅S〉 wall relaxation in dichlorodimethylsilane coated resonance cells
- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 86 (3) , 1533-1539
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.452190
Abstract
Alkali 〈I⋅S〉 wall relation rates for Pyrex resonance cells coated with dichlorodimethylsilane have been studied. In particular, by considering the ratio of the Rb85 wall relaxation rate to the Rb87 wall relaxation rate, evidence is presented showing that dimethylsiloxane surfaces and alkane (paraffin) surfaces relax alkali polarization with similar interaction strengths and correlation times. This conclusion indicates that the outer most functional group of an organic surface molecule has the primary influence on the alkali polarization’s surface relaxation.Keywords
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