Abstract
A method is implemented to perform "fast" adiabatic variation of the spin Hamiltonian by imposing the constant adiabaticity condition. The method is applied to improve the performance of singlet-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) experiments, specifically, for efficient generation and readout of the singlet spin order in coupled spin pairs by applying adiabatically ramped RF-fields. Test experiments have been performed on a specially designed molecule having two strongly coupled 13 C spins and on selectively isotopically labelled glycerol having two pairs of coupled protons. Optimized RF-ramps show improved performance in comparison, for example, to linear ramps. We expect that the methods described here are useful not only for singlet-state NMR experiments but also for other experiments in magnetic resonance, which utilize adiabatic variation of the spin Hamiltonian.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 064201 |
Pages (from-to) | 064201 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 150 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Feb 2019 |
Keywords
- ORDER
- POLARIZATION
- SPECTROSCOPY
- CONSTRAINTS
- DIFFUSION
- CONTRAST
- MINUTES
- FIELD