Boero, G.Kubischta, W.Leprince, P.2015-06-112015-06-112015-06-11199710.1016/S0168-9002(97)00823-1https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/115042A new type of hydrogen dissociator for polarized atomic beams, based on a surface-wave discharge at 2.45 GHz, is described. We report dissociation-degree measurements as function of gas throughput, microwave power and oxygen fraction. A dissociation degree of more than 80% has been achieved for a gas input up to about 6 mbar 1/s.text::journal::journal article::research article