Dependence of nuclear spin singlet lifetimes on RF spin-locking power

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• 作者：Stephen J. DeVience^a ; ^{devience@fas.harvard.edu} ; Ronald L. Walsworth^b ; ^c ; ^{rwalsworth@cfa.harvard.edu} ; Matthew S. Rosen^c ; ^d ; ^e ; ^{mrosen@cfa.harvard.edu}
• 关键词：Nuclear singlet state ; Long-lived coherence ; Spin&ndash ; lattice relaxation ; Spin-locking
• 刊名：Journal of Magnetic Resonance
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：126_10907807
• 类别：ch
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 卷：218
• 期：Complete
• 页码：5-10
• 文件大小：429 K

摘要

We measure the lifetime of long-lived nuclear spin singlet states as a function of the strength of the RF spin-locking field and present a simple theoretical model that agrees well with our measurements, including the low-RF-power regime. We also measure the lifetime of a long-lived coherence between singlet and triplet states that does not require a spin-locking field for preservation. Our results indicate that for many molecules, singlet states can be created using weak RF spin-locking fields: more than two orders of magnitude lower RF power than in previous studies. Our findings suggest that for many endogenous biomolecules, singlets and related states with enhanced lifetimes might be achievable in vivo with safe levels of RF power.