Imaging of laser-polarized solid xenon

Solid State Nucl Magn Reson. 1998 Feb;10(4):247-50. doi: 10.1016/s0926-2040(97)00078-7.

Abstract

The enhanced spin polarization produced by optical pumping of gaseous rubidium/xenon samples has made possible a number of recent experiments in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Here we report MRI of laser-polarized xenon in the solid phase at low temperature. Due to the high xenon density in the solid phase and the enhanced spin polarization, it is possible to achieve high intensity and spatial resolution of the image. Signals were observed from xenon films solidified onto the glass container walls and not from an enclosed chili pepper.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Lasers
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Xenon / chemistry*

Substances

  • Xenon