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Ultra‐Low‐Field NMR Relaxation and Diffusion Measurements Using an Optical Magnetometer
Author(s) -
Ganssle Paul J.,
Shin Hyun D.,
Seltzer Scott J.,
Bajaj Vikram S.,
Ledbetter Micah P.,
Budker Dmitry,
Knappe Svenja,
Kitching John,
Pines Alexander
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201403416
Subject(s) - relaxometry , characterization (materials science) , magnetometer , materials science , porous medium , relaxation (psychology) , diffusion , nuclear magnetic resonance , field (mathematics) , magnetic field , nanotechnology , chemical physics , analytical chemistry (journal) , magnetic resonance imaging , porosity , chemistry , spin echo , physics , chromatography , medicine , psychology , social psychology , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , composite material , radiology , thermodynamics
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry and diffusometry are important tools for the characterization of heterogeneous materials and porous media, with applications including medical imaging, food characterization and oil‐well logging. These methods can be extremely effective in applications where high‐resolution NMR is either unnecessary, impractical, or both, as is the case in the emerging field of portable chemical characterization. Here, we present a proof‐of‐concept experiment demonstrating the use of high‐sensitivity optical magnetometers as detectors for ultra‐low‐field NMR relaxation and diffusion measurements.