@article {1450, title = {Long-lived Heteronuclear Spin-Singlet States in Liquids at a Zero Magnetic Field}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {112}, year = {2014}, pages = {077601}, chapter = {077601}, author = {Emondts, M. and Ledbetter, M. P. and Pustelny, S. and Theis, T. and Patton, B. and Blanchard, J. W. and Butler, M. C. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} } @article {245, title = {Fundamental Aspects of Parahydrogen Enhanced Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {110}, year = {2013}, note = {Phys Rev Lett113RITimes Cited:0Cited References Count:28}, month = {Mar 26}, pages = {137602}, abstract = {

We report new phenomena in low-field H-1 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy using parahydrogen induced polarization (PHIP), enabling determination of chemical shift differences, delta nu, and the scalar coupling constant J. NMR experiments performed with thermal polarization in millitesla magnetic fields do not allow the determination of scalar coupling constants for homonuclear coupled spins in the inverse weak coupling regime (delta nu \< J). We show here that low-field PHIP experiments in the inverse weak coupling regime enable the precise determination of delta nu and J. Furthermore we experimentally prove that observed splittings are related to delta nu in a nonlinear way. Naturally abundant C-13 and Si-29 isotopes lead to heteronuclear J-coupled H-1-multiplet lines with amplitudes significantly enhanced compared to the amplitudes for thermally prepolarized spins. PHIP-enhanced NMR in the millitesla regime allows us to measure characteristic NMR parameters in a single scan using samples containing rare spins in natural abundance. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.137602

}, keywords = {exchange}, isbn = {0031-9007}, doi = {Doi 10.1103/Physrevlett.110.137602}, url = {://WOS:000316685100032}, author = {Colell, J. and Turschmann, P. and Gloggler, S. and Schleker, P. and Theis, T. and Ledbetter, M. and Budker, D. and Pines, A. and Blumich, B. and Appelt, S.} } @article {247, title = {High-Resolution Zero-Field NMR J-Spectroscopy of Aromatic Compounds}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {135}, year = {2013}, note = {J Am Chem Soc103RNTimes Cited:0Cited References Count:59}, month = {02/2013}, pages = {3607-3612}, abstract = {

We report the acquisition and interpretation of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) J-spectra at zero magnetic field for a series of benzene derivatives, demonstrating the analytical capabilities of zero-field NMR The zeroth-order spectral patterns do not overlap, which allows for straightforward determination of the spin interactions of substituent functional groups. Higher-order effects cause additional line splittings, revealing additional molecular information. We demonstrate resonance linewidths as narrow as 11 mHz, permitting resolution of minute frequency differences and precise determination of long-range J-couplings. The measurement of J-couplings with the high precision offered by zero-field NMR may allow further refinements in the determination of molecular structure and conformation.

}, keywords = {density}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja312239v}, url = {://WOS:000315936700050}, author = {Blanchard, J. W. and Ledbetter, M. P. and Theis, T. and Butler, M. C. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} } @article {248, title = {Zero-Field NMR Enhanced by Parahydrogen in Reversible Exchange}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {134}, year = {2012}, note = {J Am Chem Soc909GLTimes Cited:2Cited References Count:40}, month = {02/2012}, pages = {3987-3990}, abstract = {

We have recently demonstrated that sensitive and chemically specific NMR spectra can be recorded in the absence of a magnetic field using hydrogenative parahydrogen induced polarization (PHIP)(1-3) and detection with an optical atomic magnetometer. Here, we show that non-hydrogenative para-hydrogen-induced polarization(4-6) (NH-PHIP) can also dramatically enhance the sensitivity of zero-field NMR. We demonstrate the detection of pyridine, at concentrations as low as 6 mM in a sample volume of 250 mu L, with sufficient sensitivity to resolve all identifying spectral features, as supported by numerical simulations. Because the NH-PHIP mechanism is nonreactive, operates in situ, and eliminates the need for a prepolarizing magnet, its combination with optical atomic magnetometry will greatly broaden the analytical capabilities of zero-field and low-field NMR.

}, keywords = {gas}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja2112405}, url = {://WOS:000301550800015}, author = {Theis, T. and Ledbetter, M. P. and Kervern, G. and Blanchard, J. W. and Ganssle, P. J. and Butler, M. C. and Shin, H. D. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} } @article {258, title = {Near-Zero-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {107}, year = {2011}, note = {Phys Rev Lett813YOTimes Cited:5Cited References Count:26}, month = {Sep 1}, abstract = {

We investigate nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in near zero field, where the Zeeman interaction can be treated as a perturbation to the electron mediated scalar interaction (J coupling). This is in stark contrast to the high-field case, where heteronuclear J couplings are normally treated as a small perturbation. We show that the presence of very small magnetic fields results in splitting of the zero-field NMR lines, imparting considerable additional information to the pure zero-field spectra. Experimental results are in good agreement with first-order perturbation theory and with full numerical simulation when perturbation theory breaks down. We present simple rules for understanding the splitting patterns in near-zero-field NMR, which can be applied to molecules with nontrivial spectra.

}, keywords = {mri}, isbn = {0031-9007}, doi = {Doi 10.1103/Physrevlett.107.107601}, url = {://WOS:000294406600017}, author = {Ledbetter, M. P. and Theis, T. and Blanchard, J. W. and Ring, H. and Ganssle, P. and Appelt, S. and Blumich, B. and Pines, A. and Budker, D.} } @article {253, title = {Parahydrogen-enhanced zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance}, journal = {Nature Physics}, volume = {7}, year = {2011}, note = {Nat Phys786FYTimes Cited:9Cited References Count:31}, month = {Jul}, pages = {571-575}, abstract = {

Nuclear magnetic resonance, conventionally detected in magnetic fields of several tesla, is a powerful analytical tool for the determination of molecular identity, structure and function. With the advent of prepolarization methods and detection schemes using atomic magnetometers or superconducting quantum interference devices, interest in NMR in fields comparable to the Earth\&$\#$39;s magnetic field and below (down to zero field) has been revived. Despite the use of superconducting quantum interference devices or atomic magnetometers, low-field NMR typically suffers from low sensitivity compared with conventional high-field NMR. Here we demonstrate direct detection of zero-field NMR signals generated through parahydrogen-induced polarization, enabling high-resolution NMR without the use of any magnets. The sensitivity is sufficient to observe spectra exhibiting (13)C-(1)H scalar nuclear spin-spin couplings (known as J couplings) in compounds with (13)C in natural abundance, without the need for signal averaging. The resulting spectra show distinct features that aid chemical fingerprinting.

}, keywords = {order}, isbn = {1745-2473}, doi = {Doi 10.1038/Nphys1986}, url = {://WOS:000292290000017}, author = {Theis, T. and Ganssle, P. and Kervern, G. and Knappe, S. and Kitching, J. and Ledbetter, M. P. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} }