磁爆加载下强磁体的磁场研究

 为了研究磁爆压缩发生器加载下强磁体形成的磁场,对磁爆加载过程进行分析,建立了磁爆加载下强磁体形成磁场的理论模型。按照此模型,对6种不同结构强磁体的磁场进行对比研究,得到了强磁体的磁场变化规律。结果表明：在加载初始阶段,磁爆压缩发生器的自身参数为主要影响因素,各磁体的磁场峰值和范围差别较小;在磁通压缩阶段,电路过程的改变使得磁体结构的影响逐渐显著,各磁体的磁场峰值和范围发生了明显变化;磁体结构对磁场的空间分布具有决定性作用,磁场分布不受加载过程的影响。     

Magnetic relaxation dispersion probe

The magnetic field dependence of nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rates provides a powerful approach to characterizing intra and intermolecular dynamics. NMR spectrometers that provide extensive magnetic relaxation dispersion profiles may switch magnetic field strengths rapidly by either moving the sample or by changing the current in an electromagnet. If the sample is moved, the polarization and detection fields may be very high, which provides both high sensitivity and resolution. This report summarizes the design of a pneumatic sample transport system for glass sample containers that may be used in either a dual magnet spectrometer or in a single magnet system that exploits the fringe field as the secondary magnetic field.     

Gradient-induced longitudinal relaxation of hyperpolarized noble gases in the fringe fields of superconducting magnets used for magnetic resonance

When hyperpolarized noble gases are brought into the bore of a superconducting magnet for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or spectroscopy studies, the gases must pass through substantial field gradients, which can cause rapid longitudinal relaxation. In this communication, we present a means of calculating this spatially dependent relaxation rate in the fringe field of typical magnets. We then compare these predictions to experimental measurements of (3)He relaxation at various positions near a medium-bore 2-T small animal MRI system. The calculated and measured relaxation rates on the central axis of the magnet agree well and show a maximum (3)He relaxation rate of 3.83×10(-3) s(-1) (T(1)=4.4 min) at a distance of 47 cm from the magnet isocenter. We also show that if this magnet were self-shielded, its minimum T(1) would drop to 1.2 min. In contrast, a typical self-shielded 1.5-T clinical MRI scanner will induce a minimum on-axis T(1) of 12 min. Additionally, we show that the cylindrically symmetric fields of these magnets enable gradient-induced relaxation to be calculated using only knowledge of the on-axis longitudinal field, which can either be measured directly or calculated from a simple field model. Thus, while most MRI magnets employ complex and proprietary current configurations, we show that their fringe fields and the resulting gradient-induced relaxation are well approximated by simple solenoid models. Finally, our modeling also demonstrates that relaxation rates can increase by nearly an order of magnitude at radial distances equivalent to the solenoid radius.     

振动线准直技术的原理和研究概述

振动线准直技术是一种通过直接测量空间磁场分布情况来进行磁铁设备准直的方法,其原理完全不同于目前国内正在使用的基于磁铁机械结构进行准直的方法。振动线方法具有很高的准直精度和灵敏性,可以用于单个磁铁磁中心测量、磁铁准直标定和多块磁铁磁中心准直等。主要介绍了振动线准直技术的原理、起源和国际上的应用研究概况。     

辅助永磁体厚度对单畴GdBCO超导体捕获磁场分布及其磁悬浮力的影响

研究了两种磁悬浮系统组态中圆台形辅助永磁体厚度对高温超导体捕获磁场和超导磁悬浮力的影响。结果表明,圆台形辅助永磁体的下表面和GdBCO超导体上表面同处在一个水平面上,磁化用圆台形辅助永磁体的厚度H从5 mm增加到45 mm时,超导体捕获磁场和磁悬浮力与圆台形辅助永磁体的厚度直接相关。（1）当圆台形辅助永磁体的北极垂直向上且用液氮冷却后移除辅助永磁体时,最大磁悬浮力从21.8 N增大到26.5 N,再减小到22.9 N;（2）当圆台形辅助永磁体的北极垂直向下且用液氮冷却后移除辅助永磁体时,最大磁悬浮力从20.5 N减小到11.9 N ,再增加到20.4 N;（3）两种磁悬浮系统组态中最大磁悬浮力不一致,与零场冷情况下的最大磁悬浮力14.6 N也不同。在超导磁悬浮应用系统设计中,只有科学选择辅助永磁体形状和尺寸,合理设计组合方式,才能获得较强的磁场强度,提高超导磁悬浮力特性,该结果对促进高温超导体的实际应用具有重要的指导作用。     

A unilateral NMR magnet for sub-structure analysis in the built environment: the Surface GARField

A new, portable NMR magnet with a tailored magnetic field profile and a complementary radio frequency sensor have been designed and constructed for the purpose of probing in situ the sub-surface porosity of cement based materials in the built environment. The magnet is a one sided device akin to a large NMR-MOUSE with the additional design specification of planes of constant field strength /B0/ parallel to the surface. There is a strong gradient G in the field strength perpendicular to these planes. As with earlier GARField magnets, the ratio G//:B0/ is a system constant although the method of achieving this condition is substantially different. The new magnet as constructed is able to detect signals 50mm (1H NMR at 3.2 MHz) away from the surface of the magnet and can profile the surface layers of large samples to a depth of 35-40 mm by moving the magnet, and hence the resonant plane of the polarising field, relative to the sample surface. The matching radio frequency excitation/detector coil has been designed to complement the static magnetic field such that the polarising B0 and sensing B1 fields are, in principal, everywhere orthogonal. Preliminary spatially resolved measurements are presented of cement based materials, including two-dimensional T1-T2 relaxation correlation spectra.     

Measurement of the magnetic-field parameters of the NICA Booster dipole magnet

Serial assembly and tests of dipole and quadrupole magnets of the NICA Booster have started at the Laboratory of High Energy Physics of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR). The accelerator is fitted with Nuclotron-type magnets with a superconducting winding and an iron yoke for shaping the needed magnetic field. The design of magnets for NICA was optimized (based on the experience gained in constructing and operating the JINR Nuclotron) for the production of magnetic fields of the required configuration in terms of the beam dynamics in the accelerator and the collider. Measurements of parameters of the field of each magnet are expected to be performed in the process of assembly and testing of each module of the magnet-cryostat system of the NICA Booster and Collider. The results of magnetic measurements for the NICA Booster dipole magnet are presented.     

一种粒子谱仪用高均匀性高磁通密度永磁组件

研制的永磁组件采用主辅永磁体和匀场技术相结合的改进C型磁路结构,利用计算机仿真技术对组件磁路结构进行验证及优化。仿真分析及实验结果表明:采用这种磁路结构扩大了均匀区的范围,提高了磁场均匀性。按这种结构制造的永磁组件在20 mm气隙、中心平面200 mm120 mm均匀区内气隙磁通密度达到0.75 T,不均匀度为0.67%。另外,也对永磁组件在高低温下的磁性能进行了仿真计算,结果表明:在-55~70 ℃温度范围内均匀区的气隙磁通密度变化为4%左右。     

永磁体辅助下单畴GdBCO超导体和永磁体之间的磁悬浮力研究

通过对永磁体辅助下单畴GdBCO超导体和圆柱形永磁体在液氮温度、零场冷、轴对称情况下磁悬浮力的测量,研究了两种不同组态下辅助永磁体对超导体磁悬浮力特性的影响.实验结果表明,当长方体辅助永磁体水平磁化、且磁极N指向超导体时,超导体的最大磁悬浮力从没有引入辅助永磁体的29.8 N增加到61.5 N,增加为没有引入辅助永磁体时的206%.当长方体辅助永磁体的N极与圆柱形永磁体的N极反平行时,超导体的最大磁悬浮力从没有引入辅助永磁体的29.8 N减小到19.6 N,减小为无辅助永磁体时的65.8%.这些研究结果说明,通过科学合理地设计超导体和永磁体的组合方式,能有效地提高超导体的磁悬浮力.该研究结果对促进超导体的应用具有重要的指导意义. 关键词： 单畴GdBCO 永磁体 磁悬浮力     

Three dimensional magnetic resonance imaging by magnetic resonance force microscopy with a sharp magnetic needle

An electropolished magnetic needle made of Nd(2)Fe(14)B permanent magnet was used for obtaining better spatial resolution than that achieved in our previous work. We observed the magnetic field gradient |G(Z)|=80.0G/microm and the field strength B=1250G at Z approximately 8.8 microm from the top of the needle. The use of this needle for three dimensional magnetic resonance force microscopy at room temperature allowed us to achieve the voxel resolution to be 0.6 microm x 0.6 microm x 0.7 microm in the reconstructed image of DPPH phantom. The acquisition time spent for the whole data collection over 64 x 64 x 16 points, including an iterative signal average by six times per point, was about 10 days.     

Numerical simulation of biomagnetic fluid in a channel with thrombus

Biomagnetic fluid dynamics is the study of the interaction of biological fluids with an applied steady magnetic field. Recently, several medical applications begin to utilize magnetic labeling of specific cells and targeted drug delivery using magnets. The magnetically labeled cells and the drug encapsulates are usually loaded in the blood stream and are directed toward a specific site by use of a magnet. In this paper, numerical simulation of biomagnetic fluid in the presence of a thrombus when exposed to magnetic field is presented. The finite analytic method is used to obtain the numerical simulation. It is found that the magnetic force causes a drastic change in the fluid behavior and the friction coefficient increases as the magnetic field strength increases.     

Levitation of a superconducting body in the field of N magnetic poles

Advanced magnetic technologies make it possible to create REE-based permanent magnets with a magnetic field sufficient for levitation. In this work, the feasibility of levitation in the field of arbitrarily (discretely or continuously) distributed magnetic poles is analyzed. A magnetic pole simulates a long and thin permanent magnet. The results obtained enable designing a levitator for an arbitrary distribution of magnets. A number of magnetic pole configurations is considered. The range of the levitator’s parameters providing stable equilibrium of the rotor in the magnetic field is found.     

轴对称高场超导磁体电磁应力有限元分析方法

核磁共振成像和核磁共振谱仪是高场超导磁体的主要应用领域.高场超导磁体通常具有较高的磁场和运行电流,在运行过程中超导线会产生较高的电磁应力,其临界特性将发生退化,影响磁体的稳定性.开展高场超导磁体的电磁应力精确分析显得尤为必要.本文发展了一种快速有效的有限元分析方法,第一步,为整个超导磁体系统建立平均有限元模型,采用传统的电磁-结构耦合方法求解电磁应力,获得最大应力位置;第二步,对最大应力所在的超导线圈建立详细有限元模型,采用单积分-结构分析方法精确求解每一组分中电磁应力.基于该模型研究了500 MHz NMR超导磁体的电磁应力.该分析方法也可以用于超导磁体冷却过程中的热应力分析.为高场超导磁体设计和建造提供有益的理论依据.     

Near-oscillatory relaxation behavior of levitation force in infiltration and growth processed bulk YBCO/Ag superconducting composites

Time relaxation behavior of levitation force has been studied in IGP bulk YBCO/Ag superconductor using levitation force measurements as these measurements throw light on the magnetic relaxation in superconductors and the underlying vortex dynamics, pinning mechanisms and the nature of pinning forces. The measurements have revealed a hitherto unknown near-oscillatory relaxation of the levitation force with varying magnetic field. This kind of behavior is found to be more pronounced at smaller gap distances between the permanent magnet and the superconductor. A switch-type polarity bistable equilibrium model for the supercurrent structure has been proposed based on the understanding that even the permanent magnet gets magnetized in the presence of the superconductor, which has also been verified and reported here. This model satisfactorily explains the observed oscillatory behavior of relaxation rates.     

A simple, small and low cost permanent magnet design to produce homogeneous magnetic fields

A new portable, pocket-size NMR probe based on a novel permanent magnet arrangement is presented. It is based on a Halbach-type magnet design which mimics the field of a spherical dipole by using cylindrical bar and ring magnets. The magnet system is made up of only three individual magnets, and most field calculations and optimisations can be performed analytically. A prototype system has been built using a set of small, off the shelf commercially available permanent magnets. Proton linewidths of 50 ppm FWHM could be achieved at a field strength of 1T. Calculations show that with custom-sized permanent magnets, linewidths of less than 1 ppm can be achieved over sample volumes of up to 1 mm3, which would in theory enable chemical shift resolved proton spectroscopy on mass-limited samples. But even with the achieved linewidth of 50 ppm, this can be a useful portable sensor for small amounts of liquid samples with restricted molecular mobility, like gels, polymers or high viscosity liquids.     

Sm_2Co_(17)型永磁合金的辐照效应研究

Sm_2Co_(17)型永磁合金大量使用在上海同步辐射光源储存环的永磁型波荡器上,在受到长期辐照后会发生磁性能损失的现象,进而影响同步辐射光的品质.为了探索其潜在的微观机理,本文首先对Sm_2Co_(17)型永磁合金所处混合辐射场的粒子及相关物理量进行了计算分析,确定引发磁性能损失的主要粒子是中子.然后采用Ar离子模拟中子辐照损伤的方法对其进行辐照,采用透射电镜对其辐照前后的微观形貌及微观结构进行了研究探讨,采用振动样品磁强计对永磁合金辐照前后的饱和磁化强度进行了分析对比,并讨论了微观结构演化与宏观磁性能变化的联系.结果表明,Ar离子辐照后Sm_2Co_(17)型永磁合金饱和磁化强度的不可逆损失与微观结构变化有直接的关系,其2:17相从单晶结构转变为非晶结构是造成其磁性能损失可能的微观机制.     

Relaxometry of insensitive nuclei: optimizing dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization

We report measurements of spin-lattice relaxation of carbon-13 as a function of the magnetic field ('relaxometry') in view of optimizing dissolution-DNP. The sample is temporarily lifted into the stray field above a high-resolution magnet using a simple and inexpensive 'shuttle'. The signals of arbitrary molecules can be observed at high field with high-resolution and sensitivity. During the dissolution process and subsequent 'voyage' from the polarizer to the NMR magnet, relaxation is accelerated by paramagnetic polarizing agents, but it can be quenched by using scavengers.     

单边磁共振成像仪磁体系统研究

单边磁共振成像（MRI）系统由于其良好的开放性引起了越来越多的关注,这种系统的成像样品区位于磁体外侧,其形状为薄片形,其磁体结构设计是一个全新的问题. 本文基于鞍点理论,探索这种单边磁体在其外侧产生均匀样品区的可行性,通过对几种单边磁体结构磁场特性的研究,指出适当设计的永磁磁体能够在磁体外侧产生鞍点. 最后给出一种符合成像要求的单边永磁MRI磁体结构. 单边MRI磁体结构的可行性分析及磁体结构的成功设计,为开展完全开放式磁共振成像装置的研究打下了坚实的基础.     

EAST超导托卡马克装置中的大型超导磁体技术

随着大型超导核聚变装置、超导储能装置、超导强磁场装置及高能超导加速器技术参数的不断提高，大型超导磁体的应用也在加速发展中．大型超导磁体的场强较高、储能较大，对导体的结构、磁体结构、绝缘结构、制造工艺等要求与通常小型超导磁体有很大的不同．本文旨在对国家重大科学工程项目“EAST（HT-7U）超导托卡马克核聚变实验装置”的大型超导磁体关键技术作一介绍．     

Comparison of fast field-cycling magnetic resonance imaging methods and future perspectives

ABSTRACT

Fast field-cycling (FFC) nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry is a well-established method to determine the relaxation rates as a function of magnetic field strength. This so-called nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion gives insight into the underlying molecular dynamics of a wide range of complex systems and has gained interest especially in the characterisation of biological tissues and diseases. The combination of FFC techniques with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers a high potential for new types of image contrast more specific to pathological molecular dynamics. This article reviews the progress in FFC-MRI over the last decade and gives an overview of the hardware systems currently in operation. We discuss limitations and error correction strategies specific to FFC-MRI such as field stability and homogeneity, signal-to-noise ratio, eddy currents and acquisition time. We also report potential applications with impact in biology and medicine. Finally, we discuss the challenges and future applications in transferring the underlying molecular dynamics into novel types of image contrast by exploiting the dispersive properties of biological tissue or MRI contrast agents.