@article {330, title = {High-resolution NMR of static samples by rotation of the magnetic field}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {169}, year = {2004}, note = {J Magn Reson830ZETimes Cited:13Cited References Count:24}, month = {Jul}, pages = {13-18}, abstract = {

Mechanical rotation of a sample at 54.7degrees with respect to the static magnetic field, so-called magic-angle spinning (MAS), is currently a routine procedure in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The technique enhances the spectral resolution by averaging away anisotropic spin interactions thereby producing isotropic-like spectra with resolved chemical shifts and scalar Couplings. It should be possible to induce similar effects in a static sample if the direction of the magnetic field is varied, e.g., magic-angle rotation of the B-0 field (B-0-MAS). Here, this principle is experimentally demonstrated in a static sample of solid hyperpolarized xenon at similar to3.4mT. By extension to moderately high fields, it is possible to foresee interesting applications in situations where physical manipulation of the sample is inconvenient or impossible. Such situations are expected to arise in many cases from materials to biomedicine and are particularly relevant to the novel approach of ex situ NMR spectroscopy and imaging. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {hz}, isbn = {1090-7807}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2004.03.023}, url = {://WOS:000222161900002}, author = {Meriles, C. A. and Sakellariou, D. and Moule, A. and Goldman, M. and Budinger, T. F. and Pines, A.} } @article {362, title = {Two-dimensional high-resolution NMR spectra in matched B-0 and B-1 field gradients}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {156}, year = {2002}, note = {J Magn Reson568UETimes Cited:15Cited References Count:26}, month = {May}, pages = {146-151}, abstract = {

In a recent publication we presented a method to obtain highly resolved NMR spectra in the presence of an inhomogeneous B-0 field with the help of a matched RF gradient. If RF gradient pulses are combined with \"ideal\" 90degrees pulses to form inhomogeneous z rotation pulses, the line broadening caused by the B-0 gradient can be refocused, while the full chemical shift information is maintained. This approach is of potential use for NMR spectroscopy in an inhomogeneous magnetic field produced by an \"ex-situ\" surface spectrometer. In this contribution, we extend this method toward two-dimensional spectroscopy with high resolution in one or both dimensions. Line narrowing in the indirect dimension can be achieved by two types of nutation echoes, thus leading to depth-sensitive NMR spectra with full chemical shift information. If the nutation echo in the indirect dimension is combined with a stroboscopic acquisition using inhomogeneous z-rotation pulses, highly resolved two-dimensional correlation spectra can be obtained in matched field gradients. Finally, we demonstrate that an INEPT coherence transfer from proton to carbon spins is possible in inhomogeneous B-0 fields. Thus, it is possible to obtain one-dimensional C-13 NMR spectra with increased sensitivity and two-dimensional HETCOR spectra in the presence of B-0 gradients of 0.4 mT/cm. These schemes may be of some value for ex-situ NMR analysis of materials and biological systems. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).

}, keywords = {echoes}, isbn = {1090-7807}, doi = {Doi 10.1006/Jmre.2002.2545}, url = {://WOS:000176562100016}, author = {Heise, H. and Sakellariou, D. and Meriles, C. A. and Moule, A. and Pines, A.} } @article {353, title = {Variable rotation composite pulses for high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance using inhomogeneous magnetic and radiofrequency fields}, journal = {Chemical Physics Letters}, volume = {363}, year = {2002}, note = {Chem Phys Lett591TPTimes Cited:17Cited References Count:23}, month = {Sep 2}, pages = {25-33}, abstract = {

An approach toward high-resolution NMR spectroscopy on samples located outside the physical confines of a magnet (ex situ NMR), has recently been described [C.A. Meriles, D. Sakellariou, H. Heise, A.J. Moule, A. Pines, Science 293 (2001) 82]. Nutation echoes are generated by a train of z-rotation pulses in the presence of spatially matched static and rf field gradients. These pulses were based on a combination of \&$\#$39;perfect\&$\#$39; pi/2 constant rotation composite pulses and \&$\#$39;imperfect\&$\#$39; ordinary pulses of variable length. Here we introduce a new class of \&$\#$39;self-compensated\&$\#$39; z-rotation composite pulses based only on variable rotation inversion pulses that lead to an rf dependent phase shift. Experiments and simulations show that these new pulses perform well at high B-0 gradients and require less rf power than previous schemes. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {echoes}, isbn = {0009-2614}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/S0009-2614(02)01116-8}, url = {://WOS:000177896600005}, author = {Sakellariou, D. and Meriles, C. A. and Moule, A. and Pines, A.} }