Use of the Frank sequence in pulsed EPR

The Frank polyphase sequence has been applied to pulsed EPR of triarylmethyl radicals at 25 6 MHz (9.1 mT magnetic field), using 256 phase pulses. In EPR, as in NMR, use of a Frank sequence of phase steps permits pulsed FID signal acquisition with very low power microwave/RF pulses (ca. 1.5 mW in the application reported here) relative to standard pulsed EPR. A 0.2 mM aqueous solution of a triarylmethyl radical was studied using a 16 mm diameter cross-loop resonator to isolate the EPR signal detection system from the incident pulses.     

低场核磁共振短死时间射频线圈与射频开关的设计

本文以核磁共振（NMR）射频线圈振铃信号产生原理为对象进行分析研究,提出了一种适用于低场环境下由环状间隙腔线圈与螺线管线圈构成的收发分离式短死时间射频线圈设计方案,采用优化调谐匹配网络提高发射效率;根据射频线圈方案需求设计了快速切换的射频开关及驱动．在此基础上依据仿真结果制作了短死时间射频线圈,并应用于自主研制的低场9.51 MHz便携式NMR谱仪系统,进行NMR实验,结果显示可将收发切换时间缩短至10 μs以内,验证了该设计方案的可行性．     

A model for domain and domain wall NMR signals in magnetic materials

Spin echo NMR signals in magnetic materials (simple metals, alloys or intermetallic compounds) generally result from mixed contributions of distinct magnetic regions of the sample, the magnetic domains and the domain walls. The amplitude of the signal is proportional to the so-called enhancement factor which in most of the cases greatly differs in these two regions, depending upon the wall mobility, the magnetic anisotropy, etc. The experimental access to domain and domain walls is possible, in principle, by a careful control of the RF power applied to the sample. In this paper a simple superposition model is proposed which includes both contributions to the NMR signal. We calculate the amplitude of the spin echo in magnetic powder samples and compare it with experimental situations where it has been possible to separate different contributions to the signal. This has been done in some RCo₂ magnetic rare-earth intermetallic compounds by analyzing the spectral line widths and the curve of the spin echo amplitude versus the applied RF field. Despite its simplicity, the present model allows the understanding of the main features of the NMR spectra and the dependence of the echo amplitude with the RF power in these compounds.     

Simultaneous acquisition of pulse EPR orientation selective spectra

High resolution pulse EPR methods are usually applied to resolve weak magnetic electron-nuclear or electron-electron interactions that are otherwise unresolved in the EPR spectrum. Complete information regarding different magnetic interactions, namely, principal components and orientation of principal axis system with respect to the molecular frame, can be derived from orientation selective pulsed EPR measurements that are performed at different magnetic field positions within the inhomogeneously broadened EPR spectrum. These experiments are usually carried out consecutively, namely a particular field position is chosen, data are accumulated until the signal to noise ratio is satisfactory, and then the next field position is chosen and data are accumulated. Here we present a new approach for data acquisition of pulsed EPR experiments referred to as parallel acquisition. It is applicable when the spectral width is much broader than the excitation bandwidth of the applied pulse sequence and it is particularly useful for orientation selective pulse EPR experiments. In this approach several pulse EPR measurements are performed within the waiting (repetition) time between consecutive pulse sequences during which spin lattice relaxation takes place. This is achieved by rapidly changing the main magnetic field, B(0), to different values within the EPR spectrum, performing the same experiment on the otherwise idle spins. This scheme represents an efficient utilization of the spectrometer and provides the same spectral information in a shorter time. This approach is demonstrated on W-band orientation selective electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR), electron spin echo envelope modulation (ESEEM), electron-electron double resonance (ELDOR)--detected NMR and double electron-electron resonance (DEER) measurements on frozen solutions of nitroxides. We show that a factors of 3-6 reduction in total acquisition time can be obtained, depending on the experiment applied.     

Dynamic range improvement in NMR imaging using phase scrambling

Data collection efficiency in NMR imaging is impaired if the dynamic range of the receiver system is limited in comparison with that of the observed signal. This situation may occur in high-resolution proton imaging of large objects at high magnetic field strengths. The efficiency with which information is received can be increased by reducing the peak amplitude of the spin response by varying the phase distribution of the excited spins. This phase scrambling technique may be implemented using tailored RF excitation or by dephasing using nonlinear magnetic field gradients and can be applied in all dimensions of an acquired data set, providing a significant reduction in the dynamic range requirements of the detection electronics. Experimental results using 2D Fourier imaging have obtained up to 25 dB reduction in peak signal intensities. Image signal-to-noise ratios improved up to a factor of 6, with actual values dependent on experimental conditions. Simulation studies show that computational noise introduced during Fourier transformation is significantly reduced when phase scrambling is employed.     

Sensitivity losses and line shape modifications due to molecular diffusion in continuous encoding ultrafast 2D NMR experiments

Recent ultrafast techniques make it possible to obtain multidimensional (nD) NMR spectra in a single scan. These ultrafast methods rely on a spatial encoding process based on radiofrequency (RF) pulses applied simultaneously with magnetic field gradients. Numerous approaches have been proposed in the past few years to perform this excitation process, most of them relying on a continuous excitation of the spins throughout the whole sample. However, the resolution and sensitivity of ultrafast nD spectra are often reduced by molecular diffusion effects due to the presence of gradients during the excitation process. In particular, increasing the excitation period is necessary to improve the resolution in the ultrafast dimension, but it leads to high sensitivity losses due to diffusion. In order to understand better and to limit molecular diffusion effects, a detailed theoretical and experimental study of the various continuous ultrafast excitation processes is carried out in the present study. New numerical simulations of ultrafast echo line shapes are presented and compared to experimental data. The evolution of the signal intensity with the excitation process duration is also simulated and compared to experimental intensity losses. The different excitation schemes are compared in order to determine the best excitation conditions to perform 2D ultrafast experiments with optimum resolution and sensitivity. The experimental and theoretical results put in evidence the efficiency of the multi-echo scheme.     

Motional relativity and industrial NMR sensors

We explore the implications of motional relativity in NMR and show that sample translation can be used to acquire NMR signals without the need for pulsed RF excitation or pulsed magnetic field gradients. Novel single-shot, on-line NMR acquisition protocols for samples being conveyed at high speed are discussed and preliminary results using a low-cost, on-line prototype NMR sensor are presented.     

低场脉冲NMR中静磁场不均匀性的射频场补偿

在低场脉冲核磁共振实验中为了增大射频激励的带宽,通常采用的方法是提高射频激励磁场的场强. 针对共振区域中静磁场的不均匀性,本文提出了根据共振区域中的静磁场分布设计射频线圈以提高射频激励带宽,并用目标场方法实现了这一构想.      

Active microwave radiometry and its applications

Summary In microwave bands, attenuation and reflectivity of objects are usually determined by locating the objects between two antennas, connected to a generator and a detector. If a narrowband signal is used, the radiators and an object should be adequately separated as otherwise so-called near field exists around the radiators; due to interfering wave fronts, space is filled by interference maxima and minima that prevent a reasonable measurement from being done.The described method employs wideband noise instead of a narrowband or CW (continuous wave) signal. Therefore a radiometer is used as detector and a noise generator as source.By creating a random field in the space between radiators, interesting phenomena have been observed which can find also a practical use even though no ready-to-use theory apparently exists to describe such phenomena.     

Miniature array postdetection-encoded MRI

A method for performing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements simultaneously from more than a single radiofrequency (RF) coil is presented. The method employs the detection of magnetic resonance signals in an array of detectors, where each detector is responsible for detecting a unique frequency bandwidth or a magnetic resonance signal from a unique location in a region in a primary, substantially homogeneous, static magnetic field. The detectors may be separated logically into groups, whereby all the detectors in a given group are essentially RF-decoupled from each other to substantially eliminate cross-talk by switching circuits or by being placed from each other sufficiently remotely. Sampling of detected signals from detectors in this array is done simultaneously over groups of noninteracting detectors. The detected signals from all detectors in a given group are simultaneously transmitted to a single preamplifier, thus increasing significantly the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in that preamplifier. Prior to transmitting each detected NMR signal of each detector to the preamplifier, each detected signal is separately and uniquely encoded electronically. This provides a method whereby the signal of each detector is uniquely encoded. Accumulating all these encoded signals, which were simultaneously received in a number of RF detectors into a single amplifier, results in the total signal having a high SNR ratio. This total amplified signal is later decoded into each detector's original signal by a decoding circuitry. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques may be thereafter applied to obtain an image. Or else, conventional NMR techniques may be thereafter applied to obtain an improved SNR from a sample, using a single preamplifier with a multitude of detectors. Applying this method to a large number of miniature and closely packed RF detectors placed in an array-like configuration results in an MRI technique with a very fast acquisition time, an increased SNR and a high spatial resolution equivalent to the number of detectors per unit of length. Deblurring and decoupling algorithms allow for images from layers as deep as 6 mm to be acquired.     

Wideband tunable laser phase noise reduction using single sideband modulation in an electro-optical feed-forward scheme

A wideband laser phase noise reduction scheme is introduced where the optical field of a laser is single sideband modulated with an electrical signal containing the discriminated phase noise of the laser. The proof-of-concept experiments on a commercially available 1549 nm distributed feedback laser show linewidth reduction from 7.5 MHz to 1.8 kHz without using large optical cavity resonators. This feed-forward scheme performs wideband phase noise cancellation independent of the light source and, as such, it is compatible with the original laser source tunability without requiring tunable optical components. By placing the proposed phase noise reduction system after a commercial tunable laser, a tunable coherent light source with kilohertz linewidth over a tuning range of 1530-1570 nm is demonstrated.     

NMR detection and one-dimensional imaging using the inhomogeneous magnetic field of a portable single-sided magnet

A portable, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) probe is described which utilises the intrinsic inhomogeneity of the field produced by a single-sided magnet to provide spatial encoding of the NMR signal. The probe uses a longitudinally magnetized hollow cylinder, and a figure-8 radiofrequency (RF) surface coil. The system has been used to measure NMR relaxation times and one-dimensional NMR profiles of rubber phantoms.     

共振线极化光实现原子矢量磁力仪的理论研究

共振线偏振光激发原子张量磁矩,本文理论研究在矢量磁场和射频场的共同作用下,张量磁矩进动的模型,求解刘维尔方程获得透射光时域完整解析解,包括直流、一次和二次谐波分量.研究发现:当进动的拉比频率Ω1/(22~(1/2))时,两谐波间的干涉效应使直流分量和一次谐波对称成分的单吸收峰劈裂成双峰,裂距((Ω~2+Ω~4-Ω~2-1)~(3/2))~(1/2),一次谐波反对称成分在共振处产生干涉条纹.研究结果显示,谐波间的干涉也可导致直流分量和二次谐波线宽仅为一次谐波线宽的38%,且存在磁场取向临界点,在不同的取向区间分别利用直流及两谐波共振信号辨析磁场变化,可获得最佳测磁灵敏度;同时还可通过共振时直流分量及两谐波对称成分振幅来确定磁场与激光极化方向的夹角,利用两谐波反对称成分相移的差值来确定待测磁场在垂直光极化方向投影与射频场方向的夹角,进而实现结构简单的张量磁矩进动型矢量磁力仪.这种磁力仪适合构成磁力仪阵列,可用于磁定位、水下磁异常源的检测和地磁导航等领域.     

Stimulated Anti-Echo Selection in Spatially Localized NMR Spectroscopy

Spectral localization using the stimulated-echo acquisition mode (STEAM) is one of the most popular methods in volume-localizedin vivoNMR spectroscopy. The localized volume signal is generated via stimulated echoes from spins excited by three 90° RF pulses, and the conventional STEAM sequence detects the stimulated-echo signal. From an analysis of the STEAM pulse sequence using the coherence transfer pathway formalism, stimulated anti-echoes are also formed by the same pulse sequence, which constitute the other half of the localized signal in the STEAM experiment. A new scheme of pulsed field gradients for the selection of stimulated anti-echoes was proposed, and localized spectroscopy in the stimulated anti-echo selection mode was achieved on a phantom and fromin vivorat brain.     

优化重聚脉冲提高梯度场核磁共振信号强度

缩短射频脉冲宽度, 有助于解决脉冲电力消耗大、样品吸收率高、信噪比低等极端条件核磁共振探测的关键问题. 本文首先分析射频脉冲角度对核磁共振自旋回波信号强度的影响机理, 基于Bloch方程推导了回波信号幅度与扳转角、重聚角的关系. 在特制核磁共振分析仪上采用变脉冲角度技术, 分别在均匀磁场和梯度磁场条件下实现对扳转角和重聚角与回波信号强度关系的数值模拟和实验测量. 结果表明, 梯度场中, 扳转角为90°、重聚角为140°的射频脉冲组合获得最大首波信号强度, 比180°脉冲对应的回波幅值提高13%, 能耗降低至78%. 选用该重聚角(140°) 优化设计饱和恢复脉冲序列探测流体的纵向弛豫时间T₁特性, 准确获得 T₁分布.该结果对于低电力供应、且对信噪比有较高要求的核磁共振测量, 如随钻核磁共振测井和在线核磁共振快速检测等, 具有重要意义. 关键词： 核磁共振 信号强度 重聚脉冲角度 Bloch方程     

脉冲线积分场测量系统的研制

介绍了脉冲线测量插入件磁场一二次积分的原理和测量装置的组成,分析了重力、噪声和反射波等因素对测量精度的影响,并采用对称安装金属线、夜间测量、油滴吸收反射波等方法减小了这些因素对测量的影响。脉冲线测量系统的测量结果与霍尔点测法相比符合得较好。利用该装置对实验室即将投入应用的电磁型圆极化波荡器进行了测量,验证了校正线圈和主线圈电流之间的关系。     

The external magnetic field dependence of RF splitting of57Fe hyperfine lines. NMR + Mössbauer double resonance experiment

We present the results of an experimental investigation of a RF splitting of⁵⁷Fe hyperfine lines in the regime of NMR and Mössbauer double resonance. The experiments have been performed as a function of RF field intensity and static magnetic field magnitude. The intensity of the RF components and the separation between them are extremely sensitive to the frequency and amplitude of the RF magnetic field. The RF splitting of hyperfine lines is inversely proportional to the strength of the static magnetic field.     

光与原子纠缠存储寿命与磁场噪声关系的实验研究

在冷原子系综中,利用自发拉曼散射过程产生光与原子纠缠,测量了恢复效率随存储时间的关系。实验结果显示在没有施加轴向磁场时的存储寿命仅仅只有40μs。而在施加轴向磁场的情况下,存储时间在50μs以后甚至在400μs时都可以测量到明显的恢复信号,存储寿命明显高于100μs,远高于未施加轴向磁场时的情况。对这个实验现象进行分析认为:原子所处的环境中存在磁场噪声的影响,当没有轴向磁场时,噪声会扰乱自旋波信号的相位;当有轴向磁场时,磁场噪声对自旋波相位的影响便被抑制了。     

用于HLS单束团运行模式的高频剔除系统

 介绍了主要用于实现合肥光源单束团运行模式的高频剔除（RFKO）系统。该系统完全基于仪器设备(分频器、波形发生器、宽带放大器和具有I/Q调制功能的矢量信号发生器)，无任何专门设计的电子线路。高频剔除的原理是激励粒子横向振荡而丢失。激励信号产生的过程是：将取自储存环高频系统的信号进行分频，得到束团同步信号；用束团同步信号触发波形发生器，生成窄脉冲；该窄脉冲调制信号发生器，输出高频剔除信号，放大后加在条带电极上，进行束团剔除。目前获得了18 mA的单束团最高流强。改变分频数和脉冲长度，可得到其它一些周期性填充模式，其中3串6束团以及非均匀填充模式得到了实验验证。