Optically-pumped polarized H/sup -/ ion sources for RHIC and HERA colliders

The TRIUMF OPPIS (optically pumped polarized ion source) provides high quality polarized H/sup -/ ion beam for studies of hadronic structure via the parity-violating weak interaction. High-current polarized H/sup -/ ion source development is now underway at TRIUMF for the new generation of polarization facilities at RHIC and HERA. The required 2/spl times/10/sup 32//s cm/sup 2/ luminosity in RHIC can be obtained with a 0.5 mA injected H/sup -/ ion beam intensity. Such an intensity was already produced in DC operation of the TRIUMF OPPIS, and a similar KEK OPPIS is being upgraded at TRIUMF for future installation at RHIC.