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Different pulse sequences for frequency-selective NMR in the highly inhomogeneous fields of single-sided NMR are explored. A modified Hahn-echo is used to burn a hole in the spectrum of the detected echo. The hole diminishes following molecular dynamics on the scale of the echo time. Preliminary experiments were performed on pure water and natural rubber with the NMR-MOUSE. The results demonstrate the feasibility of hole burning to study slow molecular dynamics by mobile NMR in strongly inhomogeneous magnetic fields.
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Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Modelos Químicos , Modelos Moleculares , Simulação por ComputadorRESUMO
The NMR-MOUSE is a unilateral and mobile NMR sensor which operates with highly inhomogeneous magnetic fields. To produce a mobile NMR unit, RF excitation is sought, which can be produced with the most simple equipment, in particular nonlinear, low-power amplifiers, and to observe a free induction decay in strongly inhomogeneous fields, the excitation needs to be selective. The possibility to produce selective excitation by sequences of hard low-power radiofrequency pulses in the strongly inhomogeneous magnetic fields of the NMR-MOUSE is explored. The use of the DANTE sequence for selection of magnetization from parts of the sensitive volume was investigated for longitudinal and transverse magnetization by computer simulations and experiments. The spectra of the recorded FIDs and echo signals are in good agreement with those simulated for the excitation, which verifies the concept of the DANTE excitation. The results obtained are an important step towards a low-power operation of the NMR-MOUSE to improve its mobility.
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Algoritmos , Campos Eletromagnéticos , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética/instrumentação , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Modelos Moleculares , Processamento de Sinais Assistido por Computador , Transdutores , Anisotropia , Simulação por Computador , Desenho de Equipamento , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
A method for preliminary evaluation of the correlation time of local dynamics of the polymeric chains, using the experimental nuclear magnetic resonance spin-lattice relaxation data, is proposed. The algorithm is based on the model of the passage of a particle over a potential energy barrier. This method was utilized for some molten polymers and concentrated polymeric solutions.
