We describe a compact system for pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance at ultralow magnetic fields on small liquid samples (∼0.14 ml) at room temperature. The broadband spectrometer employs an integrated two-stage superconducting quantum interference device current sensor with a coupled energy sensitivity of 50h, in the white noise limit. Environmental noise is screened using a compact arrangement of mu-metal and a superconducting shield. Proton signals in water have been observed down to 93 nT (a Larmor frequency of 4.0 Hz), with a minimum linewidth of 0.16 Hz measured at ∼40 Hz. Two-component free induction decays were observed from oil/water mixtures between 275 and 300 K.
Published in:
Applied Physics Letters
(Volume:91
,
Issue:
14
)
Date of Publication:
Oct 2007
- Page(s):
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142501
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142501-3
- ISSN :
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0003-6951
- Digital Object Identifier :
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10.1063/1.2794028
- Product Type:
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Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
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18 June 2009
- Issue Date :
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Oct 2007