@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 {1477, title = {Optically-detected nuclear quadrupolar interaction of 14N in nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond}, journal = {Physical Review B}, volume = {89}, year = {2014}, pages = {205202}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.89.205202}, author = {Shin, C. S. and Butler, M. C. and Wang, H. J. and Avalos, C. E. and Seltzer, S. J. and Liu, R. and Pines, A. and Bajaj, V.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 {249, title = {Room-temperature operation of a radiofrequency diamond magnetometer near the shot-noise limit}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics}, volume = {112}, year = {2012}, note = {J Appl Phys061ECTimes Cited:1Cited References Count:15}, month = {Dec 15, 2012}, pages = {124519}, chapter = {124519}, abstract = {

We operate a nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) diamond magnetometer at ambient temperatures and study the dependence of its bandwidth on experimental parameters including optical and microwave excitation powers. A model based on the Bloch equations is used to analyze the NV center\&$\#$39;s response time, tau, during continuous optical and microwave irradiation, and tau(-1) is shown to be a weighted average of T-1(-1) and T-2(-1), where T-1 and T-2 are the longitudinal and transverse relaxation times of the electron spin during optical irradiation. We measured a maximum detection bandwidth of similar to 1.6 MHz with optical excitation intensity of similar to 2.3MW/cm(2), limited by the available optical power. The sensitivity of the NV ensemble for continuous-wave magnetometry in the presence of photon shot noise is analyzed. Two detection schemes are compared, one involving modulation of the fluorescence by an oscillating magnetic field while the microwave frequency is held constant, and the other involving double modulation of the fluorescence when the microwave frequency is modulated during the detection. For the first of these methods, we measure a sensitivity of 4.6 +/- 0.3 nT/root Hz, unprecedented in a detector with this active volume of similar to 10 mu m(3) and close to the photon-shot-noise limit of our experiment. The measured bandwidth and sensitivity of our device should allow detection of micro-scale NMR signals with microfluidic devices. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4771924]

}, keywords = {spin}, isbn = {0021-8979}, doi = {Doi 10.1063/1.4771924}, url = {http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.4771924}, author = {Shin, C. S. and Avalos, C. E. and Butler, M. C. and Trease, D. R. and Seltzer, S. J. and Mustonen, J. P. and Kennedy, D. J. and Acosta, V. M. and Budker, D. and Pines, A. and Bajaj, V. S.} } @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.} }