  A beamline dedicated to the production of laser-polarized radioactive beams
has been constructed at ISOLDE, CERN. We present here different simulations
leading to the design and construction of the setup, as well as technical
details of the full setup and examples of the achieved polarizations for
several radioisotopes. Beamline simulations show a good transmission through
the entire line, in agreement with observations. Simulations of the induced
nuclear spin-polarization as a function of atom-laser interaction length are
presented for $^{26,28}$Na, [1] and for $^{35}$Ar, which is studied in this
work. Adiabatic spin rotation of the spin-polarized ensemble of atoms, and how
this influences the observed nuclear ensemble polarization, are also performed
for the same nuclei. For $^{35}$Ar, we show that multiple-frequency pumping
enhances the ensemble polarization by a factor 1.85, in agreement with
predictions from a rate equations model.
  [1] J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys./1744084005
