  Experimentally the spin dependence of inelastic collisions between ytterbium
(Yb) in the metastable 3P0 state and lithium (Li) in the Li ground state
manifold is investigated at low magnetic fields. Using selective excitation all
magnetic sublevels mJ of 174Yb(3P0) are accessed and four of the six lowest
lying magnetic sublevels of 6Li are prepared by optical pumping. On the one
hand, mJ-independence of collisions involving Li(F=1/2) atoms is found. A
systematic mJ-dependence in collisions with Li(F=3/2) atoms, in particular
suppressed losses for stretched collisional states, is observed on the other
hand. Further, mJ-changing processes are found to be of minor relevance. The
span of observed inelastic collision rates is between 1*10^{-11} cm^3/s and
40*10^{-11} cm^3/s, and a possible origin of the observed behavior is
discussed.
