@article {274, title = {Submillimeter-resolution magnetic resonance imaging at the Earth{\textquoteright}s magnetic field with an atomic magnetometer}, journal = {Physical Review A}, volume = {78}, year = {2008}, note = {Phys Rev A333VGTimes Cited:18Cited References Count:24}, month = {Jul}, abstract = {

Magnetic resonance imaging in the Earth\&$\#$39;s magnetic field is achieved using a sensitive atomic magnetometer for detection. We demonstrate images with a submillimeter resolution by recording the flow of two water paths meeting at a T-shaped mixer. The high homogeneity of the Earth\&$\#$39;s field allows the use of weak gradient fields which circumvent the concomitant-field effect. To distinguish the two input channels, we employed selective polarization, which is a unique and noninvasive labeling method for low-field magnetic resonance imaging. Our technique imposes minimal physical constraints on the object under study, in contrast to conventional high-field magnetic resonance imaging. This technique is applicable for microfluidic imaging in laboratory-on-a-chip devices.

}, keywords = {nmr}, isbn = {1050-2947}, doi = {Doi 10.1103/Physreva.78.013404}, url = {://WOS:000258180300141}, author = {Xu, S. and Crawford, C. W. and Rochester, S. and Yashchuk, V. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} }