@article {256, title = {Relaxivity of Gadolinium Complexes Detected by Atomic Magnetometry}, journal = {Magnetic Resonance in Medicine}, volume = {66}, year = {2011}, note = {Magn Reson Med799AVTimes Cited:1Cited References Count:23}, month = {Aug}, pages = {605-608}, abstract = {

Laser atomic magnetomeby is a portable and low-cost yet highly sensitive method for low magnetic field detection. In this work, the atomic magnetometer was used in a remote-detection geometry to measure the relaxivity of aqueous gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid Gd(DTPA) at the Earth\&$\#$39;s magnetic field (40 mu T). The measured relaxivity of 9.7 +/- 2.0 s(-1) mM(-1) is consistent with field-cycling experiments measured at slightly higher magnetic fields, but no cryogens or strong and homogeneous magnetic field were required for this experiment. The field-independent sensitivity of 80 fT Hz(-1/2) allowed an in vitro detection limit of similar to 10 mu M Gd(DTPA) to be measured in aqueous buffer solution. The low detection limit and enhanced relaxivity of Gd-containing complexes at Earth\&$\#$39;s field motivate continued development of atomic magnetometry toward medical applications. Magn Reson Med 66:605-608, 2011. (C) 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

}, keywords = {nmr}, isbn = {0740-3194}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Mrm.22811}, url = {://WOS:000293256800033}, author = {Michalak, D. J. and Xu, S. J. and Lowery, T. J. and Crawford, C. W. and Ledbetter, M. and Bouchard, L. S. and Wemmer, D. E. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} } @article {260, title = {Investigation of antirelaxation coatings for alkali-metal vapor cells using surface science techniques}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics}, volume = {133}, year = {2010}, note = {J. Chem. Phys.ISI Document Delivery No.: 667NNTimes Cited: 6Cited Reference Count: 81Seltzer, S. J. Michalak, D. J. Donaldson, M. H. Balabas, M. V. Barber, S. K. Bernasek, S. L. Bouchiat, M. -A. Hexemer, A. Hibberd, A. M. Kimball, D. F. Jackson Jaye, C. Karaulanov, T. Narducci, F. A. Rangwala, S. A. Robinson, H. G. Shmakov, A. K. Voronov, D. L. Yashchuk, V. V. Pines, A. Budker, D.Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences Division and Nuclear Science Division, of the U. S. Department of Energy [DE-AC02-05CH11231]; NSF/DST [PHY-0425916]; Office of Naval Research (ONR) [N0001409WX21049]The authors thank Daniel Fischer, Kristin Schmidt, and Ed Kramer for assistance with the NEXAFS measurements, and Joel Ager, Joshua Wnuk, David Trease, and Gwendal Kervern for helpful discussions and other assistance. S.J.S., D.J.M., M. H. D., A. P., and D. B., the Advanced Light Source, and the DSC, FTIR, and AFM studies were supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences Division and Nuclear Science Division, of the U. S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231 at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Other parts of this work were funded by the NSF/DST under Grant No. PHY-0425916 for U.S.-India cooperative research, by an Office of Naval Research (ONR) MURI grant, and by ONR under Grant No. N0001409WX21049.AMER INST PHYSICSMELVILLE}, month = {October 11, 2010}, pages = {144703}, type = {Article}, chapter = {144703}, abstract = {

Many technologies based on cells containing alkali-metal atomic vapor benefit from the use of antirelaxation surface coatings in order to preserve atomic spin polarization. In particular, paraffin has been used for this purpose for several decades and has been demonstrated to allow an atom to experience up to 10 000 collisions with the walls of its container without depolarizing, but the details of its operation remain poorly understood. We apply modern surface and bulk techniques to the study of paraffin coatings in order to characterize the properties that enable the effective preservation of alkali spin polarization. These methods include Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, atomic force microscopy, near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. We also compare the light-induced atomic desorption yields of several different paraffin materials. Experimental results include the determination that crystallinity of the coating material is unnecessary, and the detection of CvC double bonds present within a particular class of effective paraffin coatings. Further study should lead to the development of more robust paraffin antirelaxation coatings, as well as the design and synthesis of new classes of coating materials. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3489922]

}, keywords = {SPECTROSCOPY}, isbn = {0021-9606}, doi = {10.1063/1.3489922}, url = {http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.3489922}, author = {Seltzer, S. J. and Michalak, D. J. and Donaldson, M. H. and Balabas, M. V. and Barber, S. K. and Bernasek, S. L. and Bouchiat, M. A. and Hexemer, A. and Hibberd, A. M. and Kimball, D. F. J. and Jaye, C. and Karaulanov, T. and Narducci, F. A. and Rangwala, S. A. and Robinson, H. G. and Shmakov, A. K. and Voronov, D. L. and Yashchuk, V. V. and Pines, A. and Budker, D.} } @article {273, title = {Flow in Porous Metallic Materials: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging}, volume = {28}, year = {2008}, note = {J Magn Reson Imaging367QCTimes Cited:5Cited References Count:22}, month = {Nov}, pages = {1299-1302}, abstract = {

Purpose: To visualize flow dynamics of analytes inside porous metallic materials with laser-detected magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Materials and Methods: We examine the flow of nuclear-polarized water in a porous stainless steel cylinder. Laser-detected MRI utilizes a sensitive optical atomic magnetometer as the detector. Imaging was performed in a remote-detection mode: the encoding was conducted in the Earth\&$\#$39;s magnetic field, and detection is conducted downstream of the encoding location. Conventional MRI (7T) was also performed for comparison.Results: Laser-detected MRI clearly showed MR images of water flowing through the sample, whereas conventional MRI provided no image.Conclusion: We demonstrated the viability of laser-detected MRI at low-field for studying porous metallic materials, extending MRI techniques to a new group of systems that is normally not accessible to conventional MRI.

}, keywords = {mri}, isbn = {1053-1807}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Jmri.21532}, url = {://WOS:000260566100033}, author = {Xu, S. J. and Harel, E. and Michalak, D. J. and Crawford, C. W. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} } @article {275, title = {Remote detection of nuclear magnetic resonance with an anisotropic magnetoresistive sensor}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {105}, year = {2008}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USA266XBTimes Cited:8Cited References Count:17}, month = {Feb 19}, pages = {2271-2273}, abstract = {

We report the detection of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) using an anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensor. A \"remote-detection\" arrangement was used in which protons in flowing water were prepolarized in the field of a superconducting NMR magnet, adiabatically inverted, and subsequently detected with an AMR sensor situated downstream from the magnet and the adiabatic inverter. AMR sensing is well suited for NMR detection in microfluidic \"lab-on-a-chip\" applications because the sensors are small, typically on the order of 10 mu m. An estimate of the sensitivity for an optimized system indicates that approximate to 6 x 10(13) protons in a volume of 1,000 mu m(3), prepolarized in a 10-kG magnetic field, can be detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of 3 in a 1-Hz bandwidth. This level of sensitivity is competitive with that demonstrated by microcoils in superconducting magnets and with the projected sensitivity of microfabricated atomic magnetometers.

}, keywords = {mri}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0712129105}, url = {://WOS:000253469900006}, author = {Verpillat, F. and Ledbetter, M. P. and Xu, S. and Michalak, D. J. and Hilty, C. and Bouchard, L. S. and Antonijevic, S. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} } @article {279, title = {Zero-field remote detection of NMR with a microfabricated atomic magnetometer}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {105}, year = {2008}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USA266XBTimes Cited:37Cited References Count:26}, month = {Feb 19}, pages = {2286-2290}, abstract = {

We demonstrate remote detection of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) with a microchip sensor consisting of a microfluidic channel and a microfabricated vapor cell (the heart of an atomic magnetometer). Detection occurs at zero magnetic field, which allows operation of the magnetometer in the spin-exchange relaxation-free (SERF) regime and increases the proximity of sensor and sample by eliminating the need for a solenoid to create a leading field. We achieve pulsed NMR linewidths of 26 Hz, limited, we believe, by the residence time and flow dispersion in the encoding region. In a fully optimized system, we estimate that for 1 s of integration, 7 x 10(13) protons in a volume of 1 mm(3), prepolarized in a 10-kG field, can be detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of approximate to 3. This level of sensitivity is competitive with that demonstrated by microcoils in 100-kG magnetic fields, without requiring superconducting magnets.

}, keywords = {mri}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0711505105}, url = {://WOS:000253469900009}, author = {Ledbetter, M. P. and Savukov, I. M. and Budker, D. and Shah, V. and Knappe, S. and Kitching, J. and Michalak, D. J. and Xu, S. and Pines, A.} }