MEASUREMENT OF THE NUCLEAR SPIN RELAXATION OF ¹³¹Xe IN ⁸⁷Rb ATOMS

¹³¹Xe nuclear spin relaxation rate as a function of cell temperature and buffer gas pressure has been measured by Faraday rotation method. Experimental results show that spin exchange rate of ¹³¹Xe with ⁸⁷Rb is C = 1.68 x 10^-21 m³s^-1, Breit-Rabi parameter is X=4.4, and rate constant for three body formation of Van der Waals molecules is Z=5.1x 10^-44m⁶ s^-1.