%0 Journal Article %D Submitted %T Realization of portable room temperature nanodiamond 13C hyperpolarizer %A A. Ajoy %A R. Nazaryan %A E. Druga %A K. Liu %A B. Han %A J.T. Oon %A M. Gierth %A R. Tsang %A J.H. Walton %A C.A. Meriles %A J.A. Reimer %A D. Suter %A A. Pines %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Nano Letters %D In Press %T Two-electron-spin ratchets as a platform for microwave-free dynamic nuclear polarization of arbitrary material targets %A P.R. Zangara %A J. Henshaw %A D. Pagliero %A A. Ajoy %A J. Reimer %A A. Pines %A C. Meriles %B Nano Letters %G eng %0 Journal Article %J The Journal of Physical Chemistry C %D 2019 %T Indirect Detection of Short-lived Hydride Intermediates of Iridium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes via Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST) Spectroscopy %A Stephan Knecht %A Sara Hadjiali %A Danila A Barskiy %A Alexander Pines %A Grit Sauer %A Alexey Kiryutin %A Konstantin Ivanov %A Alexandra Yurkovskaya %A Gerd Buntkowsky %X

For the first time, chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is utilized to study short-lived hydride intermediates in the catalytic cycle of an organometallic complex [Ir(IMes)(Py)3(H)2]Cl. These complexes are typically not observable by other NMR techniques because they are low concentrated and undergo reversible ligand exchange with the main complex. The intermediatecomplexes [Ir(Cl)(IMes)(Py)2(H)2] and [Ir(CD3OD)(IMes)(Py)2(H)2]are detected, assigned, and characterized in solution, in situ and at room temperature. Understanding the spin dynamics in these complexes is necessary for enhancing the performance of the nuclear spin hyperpolarization technique signal amplification by reversible exchange. By eliminating [Ir(Cl (IMes)(Py)2(H)2] and manipulating the spin system by radiofrequency irradiation, the nuclear spin singlet lifetime of the hydride protons was increased by more than an order of magnitude, from 2.2 ± 0.1 to 27.2 ± 1.2 s. Because of its simplicity and ability to unravel unobservable chemical species, the utilized CEST NMR approach has a large application potential for studying short-lived hydride intermediates incatalytic reactions.

%B The Journal of Physical Chemistry C %8 06/2019 %G eng %U https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b04179# %R https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b04179 %0 Journal Article %J Nano Letters %D 2019 %T Two-Electron-Spin Ratchets as a Platform for Microwave-Free Dynamic Nuclear Polarization of Arbitrary Material Targets %A Pablo R. Zangara %A J. Henshaw %A Daniela Pagliero %A Ashok Ajoy %A Jeffrey A. Reimer %A Alexander Pines %A Carlos A. Meriles %X

Optically pumped color centers in semiconductor powders can potentially induce high levels of nuclear spin polarization in surrounding solids or fluids at or near ambient conditions, but complications stemming from the random orientation of the particles and the presence of unpolarized paramagnetic defects hinder the flow of polarization beyond the defect’s host material. Here, we theoretically study the spin dynamics of interacting nitrogen-vacancy (NV) and substitutional nitrogen (P1) centers in diamond to show that outside protons spin-polarize efficiently upon a magnetic field sweep across the NV–P1 level anticrossing. The process can be interpreted in terms of an NV–P1 spin ratchet, whose handedness, and hence the sign of the resulting nuclear polarization, depends on the relative timing of the optical excitation pulse. Further, we find that the polarization transfer mechanism is robust to NV misalignment relative to the external magnetic field, and efficient over a broad range of electron–electron and electron–nuclear spin couplings, even if proxy spins feature short coherence or spin–lattice relaxation times. Therefore, these results pave the route toward the dynamic nuclear polarization of arbitrary spin targets brought in proximity with a diamond powder under ambient conditions.

%B Nano Letters %8 03/2019 %G eng %U https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b05114 %R 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b05114 %0 Journal Article %J Nature Communications %D 2019 %T Zero-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Chemically Exchanging Systems %A Danila Barskiy %A Michael Tayler %A Irene Marco-Rius %A John Kurhanewicz %A Daniel Vigneron %A Sevil Cikrikci %A Ayca Aydogdu %A Moritz Reh %A Andrey Pravdivtsev %A Jan-Bernd Hövener %A John Blanchard %A Teng Wu %A Dmitry Budker %A Alexander Pines %X

Zero- to ultralow-field (ZULF) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is an emerging tool for precision chemical analysis. In this work, we study dynamic processes and investigate the influence of chemical exchange on ZULF NMR J-spectra. We develop a computational approach that allows quantitative calculation of J-spectra in the presence of chemical exchange and apply it to study aqueous solutions of [15N]ammonium (15N) as a model system. We show that pH-dependent chemical exchange substantially affects the J-spectra and, in some cases, can lead to degradation and complete disappearance of the spectral features. To demonstrate potential applications of ZULF NMR for chemistry and biomedicine, we show a ZULF NMR spectrum of [2-13C]pyruvic acid hyperpolarized via dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (dDNP). We foresee applications of affordable and scalable ZULF NMR coupled with hyperpolarization to study chemical exchange phenomena in vivo and in situations where high-field NMR detection is not possible to implement.

%B Nature Communications %V 10 %8 07/2019 %G eng %U https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10787-9?fbclid=IwAR1MB5nAamCMGynKRk0sjD6V8rTlZ329IvrVKrCwIO8QjrEH4wD23BV5gak %R https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10787-9 %0 Journal Article %J Phys. Rev. B Rapid Communications %D 2018 %T Optically-pumped dynamic nuclear hyperpolarization in 13C enriched diamond %A Parker, AJ %A Jeong, K %A Avalos, CE %A Hausmann, BJM %A Vassiliou, CC %A Pines, A %A King, JP %X

We investigate nuclear spin hyperpolarization from optically polarized nitrogen vacancy centers in isotopically enriched diamonds with 13C concentrations up to 100%. 13C enrichment leads to hyperfine structure of the nitrogen vacancy electron spin resonance spectrum and dynamic nuclear polarization enhancement profile. We show that strongly-coupled \cthirt spins in the first shell surrounding a nitrogen vacancy center generate resolved hyperfine splittings, but do not act as an intermediary in the transfer of hyperpolarization of bulk nuclear spins. High levels of \cthirt enrichment are desirable to increase the efficiency of hyperpolarization for magnetic resonance signal enhancement, imaging contrast agents, and as a platform for quantum sensing and many-body physics.

%B Phys. Rev. B Rapid Communications %G eng %U https://journals.aps.org/prb/accepted/0707cOeaT9fE2916845f0be02a174d447e77534ff %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 2014 %T Gradient-free microfluidic flow labeling using thin magnetic films and remotely detected MRI (Cover Article) %A Halpern-Manners, N.W. %A Kennedy, D.J. %A Trease, D.R. %A Teisseyre, T.Z. %A Malecek, N.S. %A Pines, A. %A Bajaj, V.S. %B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 249 %P 135-140 %8 12/2014 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Applied Magnetic Resonance %D 2012 %T Measurement of Arterial Input Function in Hyperpolarized C-13 Studies %A Marjanska, M. %A Teisseyre, T. Z. %A Halpern-Manners, N. W. %A Zhang, Y. %A Iltis, I. %A Bajaj, V. %A Ugurbil, K. %A Pines, A. %A Henry, P. G. %K kinetics %X

Recently, hyperpolarized substrates generated through dynamic nuclear polarization have been introduced to study in vivo metabolism. Injection of hyperpolarized [1-C-13] pyruvate, the most widely used substrate, allows detection of time courses of [1-C-13] pyruvate and its metabolic products, such as [1-C-13] lactate and C-13-bicarbonate, in various organs. However, quantitative metabolic modeling of in vivo data to measure specific metabolic rates remains challenging without measuring the input function. In this study, we demonstrate that the input function of [1-C-13] pyruvate can be measured in vivo in the rat carotid artery using an implantable coil.

%B Applied Magnetic Resonance %V 43 %P 289-297 %8 Jul %@ 0937-9347 %G English %U ://WOS:000306421200024 %N 1-2 %M WOS:000306421200024 %! Measurement of Arterial Input Function in Hyperpolarized C-13 Studies %R Doi 10.1007/S00723-012-0348-3 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 2011 %T Comrehensive sampling with prior information in remotely detected MRI of microfluidic devices %A Teisseyre, T. %A Paulsen, J.L. %A Bajaj, V.S. %A Halpern-Manners, N. %A Pines, A. %B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %P 13-20 %G eng %N 216 %! Comrehensive sampling with prior information in remotely detected MRI of microfluidic devices %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Physical Chemistry A %D 2011 %T Remotely Detected MRI Velocimetry in Microporous Bead Packs %A Halpern-Manners, N. W. %A Paulsen, J. L. %A Bajaj, V. S. %A Pines, A. %K gradients %X

Many NAIR and MRI methods probe fluid dynamics within macro- and mesoporous materials, but with few exceptions, they report on its macroscopically averaged properties. MRI methods are generally unable to localize microscopic features of flow within macroscopic samples because the fraction of the enclosing detector volume occupied by these features is so small. We have recently overcome this problem using remotely detected MRI velocimetry, a technique in which spatial, chemical, and velocity information about elements of the flow is encoded with a conventional NMR coil and detected sensitively at the sample outflow by a volume-matched microdetector. Here, we apply this method to microporous model systems, recording MRI images that correlate local velocity, spin relaxation, and time-of-flight in microscopic resolution and three spatial dimensions. Our results illustrate that remotely detected MRI is an effective approach to elucidate flow dynamics in porous materials including bead pack microreactors and chromatography columns.

%B Journal of Physical Chemistry A %V 115 %P 4023-4030 %8 Apr 28 %@ 1089-5639 %G English %U ://WOS:000289697500039 %N 16 %M WOS:000289697500039 %! Remotely Detected MRI Velocimetry in Microporous Bead Packs %R Doi 10.1021/Jp109728j %0 Journal Article %J Analytical Chemistry %D 2011 %T Remotely Detected NMR for the Characterization of Flow and Fast Chromatographic Separations Using Organic Polymer Monoliths %A Teisseyre, T. Z. %A Urban, J. %A Halpern-Manners, N. W. %A Chambers, S. D. %A Bajaj, V. S. %A Svec, F. %A Pines, A. %K visualization %X

An application of remotely detected magnetic resonance imaging is demonstrated for the characterization of flow and the detection of fast, small molecule separations within hypercrosslinked polymer monoliths. The hyper-cross-linked monoliths exhibited excellent ruggedness, with a transit time relative standard deviation of less than 2.1%, even after more than 300 column volumes were pumped through at high pressure and flow. Magnetic resonance imaging enabled high. resolution intensity and velocity-encoded images of mobile phase flow through the monolith. The images confirm that the presence of a polymer monolith within the capillary disrupts the parabolic laminar flow profile that is characteristic of mobile phase flow within an open tube. As a result, the mobile phase and analytes are equally distributed in the radial direction throughout the monolith. Also, in-line monitoring of chromatographic separations of small molecules at high flow rates is shown. The coupling of monolithic chromatography columns and NMR provides both real-time peak detection and chemical shift information for small aromatic molecules. These experiments demonstrate the unique power of magnetic resonance, both direct and remote, in studying chromatographic processes.

%B Analytical Chemistry %V 83 %P 6004-6010 %8 Aug 1 %@ 0003-2700 %G English %U ://WOS:000293252500029 %N 15 %M WOS:000293252500029 %! Remotely Detected NMR for the Characterization of Flow and Fast Chromatographic Separations Using Organic Polymer Monoliths %R Doi 10.1021/Ac2010108 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Chemical Physics %D 2010 %T Investigation of antirelaxation coatings for alkali-metal vapor cells using surface science techniques %A Seltzer, S. J. %A Michalak, D. J. %A Donaldson, M. H. %A Balabas, M. V. %A Barber, S. K. %A Bernasek, S. L. %A Bouchiat, M. A. %A Hexemer, A. %A Hibberd, A. M. %A Kimball, D. F. J. %A Jaye, C. %A Karaulanov, T. %A Narducci, F. A. %A Rangwala, S. A. %A Robinson, H. G. %A Shmakov, A. K. %A Voronov, D. L. %A Yashchuk, V. V. %A Pines, A. %A Budker, D. %K SPECTROSCOPY %X

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]

%B Journal of Chemical Physics %V 133 %P 144703 %8 October 11, 2010 %@ 0021-9606 %G English %U http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.3489922 %N 14 %9 Article %M WOS:000283200400049 %] 144703 %! Investigation of antirelaxation coatings for alkali-metal vapor cells using surface science techniques %& 144703 %R 10.1063/1.3489922 %0 Journal Article %J Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %D 2010 %T Magnetic resonance imaging of oscillating electrical currents %A Halpern-Manners, N. W. %A Bajaj, V. S. %A Teisseyre, T. Z. %A Pines, A. %K nerve %X

Functional MRI has become an important tool of researchers and clinicians who seek to understand patterns of neuronal activation that accompany sensory and cognitive processes. However, the interpretation of fMRI images rests on assumptions about the relationship between neuronal firing and hemodynamic response that are not firmly grounded in rigorous theory or experimental evidence. Further, the blood-oxygen-level-dependent effect, which correlates an MRI observable to neuronal firing, evolves over a period that is 2 orders of magnitude longer than the underlying processes that are thought to cause it. Here, we instead demonstrate experiments to directly image oscillating currents by MRI. The approach rests on a resonant interaction between an applied rf field and an oscillating magnetic field in the sample and, as such, permits quantitative, frequency-selective measurements of current density without spatial or temporal cancellation. We apply this method in a current loop phantom, mapping its magnetic field and achieving a detection sensitivity near the threshold required for the detection of neuronal currents. Because the contrast mechanism is under spectroscopic control, we are able to demonstrate how ramped and phase-modulated spin-lock radiation can enhance the sensitivity and robustness of the experiment. We further demonstrate the combination of these methods with remote detection, a technique in which the encoding and detection of an MRI experiment are separated by sample flow or translation. We illustrate that remotely detected MRI permits the measurement of currents in small volumes of flowing water with high sensitivity and spatial resolution.

%B Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %V 107 %P 8519-8524 %8 May 11 %@ 0027-8424 %G English %U ://WOS:000277591200008 %N 19 %M WOS:000277591200008 %! Magnetic resonance imaging of oscillating electrical currents %R Doi 10.1073/Pnas.1003146107 %0 Journal Article %J Science %D 2010 %T Zooming In on Microscopic Flow by Remotely Detected MRI %A Bajaj, V. S. %A Paulsen, J. %A Harel, E. %A Pines, A. %K biosensor %X

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can elucidate the interior structure of an optically opaque object in unparalleled detail but is ultimately limited by the need to enclose the object within a detection coil; acquiring the image with increasingly smaller pixels reduces the sensitivity, because each pixel occupies a proportionately smaller fraction of the detector's volume. We developed a technique that overcomes this limitation by means of remotely detected MRI. Images of fluids flowing in channel assemblies are encoded into the phase and intensity of the constituent molecules' nuclear magnetic resonance signals and then decoded by a volume-matched detector after the fluids flow out of the sample. In combination with compressive sampling, we thus obtain microscopic images of flow and velocity distributions similar to 10(6) times faster than is possible with conventional MRI on this hardware. Our results illustrate the facile integration of MRI with microfluidic assays and suggest generalizations to other systems involving microscopic flow.

%B Science %V 330 %P 1078-1081 %8 Nov 19 %@ 0036-8075 %G English %U ://WOS:000284374700036 %N 6007 %M WOS:000284374700036 %! Zooming In on Microscopic Flow by Remotely Detected MRI %R Doi 10.1126/Science.1192313 %0 Journal Article %J Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %D 2009 %T Picomolar sensitivity MRI and photoacoustic imaging of cobalt nanoparticles %A Bouchard, L. S. %A Anwar, M. S. %A Liu, G. L. %A Hann, B. %A Xie, Z. H. %A Gray, J. W. %A Wang, X. D. %A Pines, A. %A Chen, F. F. %K cancer %X

Multimodality imaging based on complementary detection principles has broad clinical applications and promises to improve the accuracy of medical diagnosis. This means that a tracer particle advantageously incorporates multiple functionalities into a single delivery vehicle. In the present work, we explore a unique combination of MRI and photoacoustic tomography (PAT) to detect picomolar concentrations of nanoparticles. The nanoconstruct consists of ferromagnetic (Co) particles coated with gold (Au) for biocompatibility and a unique shape that enables optical absorption over a broad range of frequencies. The end result is a dual-modality probe useful for the detection of trace amounts of nanoparticles in biological tissues, in which MRI provides volume detection, whereas PAT performs edge detection.

%B Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %V 106 %P 4085-4089 %8 Mar 17 %@ 0027-8424 %G English %U ://WOS:000264278800008 %N 11 %M WOS:000264278800008 %! Picomolar sensitivity MRI and photoacoustic imaging of cobalt nanoparticles %R Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0813019106 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging %D 2008 %T Flow in Porous Metallic Materials: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study %A Xu, S. J. %A Harel, E. %A Michalak, D. J. %A Crawford, C. W. %A Budker, D. %A Pines, A. %K mri %X

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'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.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging %V 28 %P 1299-1302 %8 Nov %@ 1053-1807 %G English %U ://WOS:000260566100033 %N 5 %M WOS:000260566100033 %! Flow in Porous Metallic Materials: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study %R Doi 10.1002/Jmri.21532 %0 Journal Article %J Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %D 2008 %T Remote detection of nuclear magnetic resonance with an anisotropic magnetoresistive sensor %A Verpillat, F. %A Ledbetter, M. P. %A Xu, S. %A Michalak, D. J. %A Hilty, C. %A Bouchard, L. S. %A Antonijevic, S. %A Budker, D. %A Pines, A. %K mri %X

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.

%B Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %V 105 %P 2271-2273 %8 Feb 19 %@ 0027-8424 %G English %U ://WOS:000253469900006 %N 7 %M WOS:000253469900006 %! Remote detection of nuclear magnetic resonance with an anisotropic magnetoresistive sensor %R Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0712129105 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 2008 %T Spectrally resolved flow imaging of fluids inside a microfluidic chip with ultrahigh time resolution %A Harel, E. %A Pines, A. %K probes %X

Microfluidics has advanced to become a complete lab-on-a-chip platform with applications across Many disciplines of scientific research. While optical techniques are primarily used as modes of detection, magnetic resonance (MR) is emerging as a potentially powerful and complementary tool because of its non-invasive operation and analytical fidelity. Two prevailing limitations Currently inhibit MR techniques on microfluidic devices: poor sensitivity and the relatively slow time scale of dynamics that can be probed. it is commonly assumed that the time scale of observation of one variable limits the certainty with which one can measure the complementary variable. For example, short observation times imply poor spectral resolution. In this article, we demonstrate a new methodology that overcomes this fundamental limit, allowing in principle for arbitrarily high temporal resolution with a sensitivity across the entire microfluidic device several Orders of magnitude greater than is possible by direct MR measurement. The enhancement is evidenced by recording chemically resolved fluid mixing through a complex 3D microfluidic device at 500 frames per second, the highest recorded in a magnetic resonance imaging experiment. The key to this development is combining remote detection with a time 'slicing' of its spatially encoded counterpart. Remote detection circumvents the problem of insensitive direct MR detection on a microfluidic device where the direct sensitivity is less than 10(-5) relative to traditional NMR, while the time slicing eliminates the constraints of the limited observation time by converting the time variable into a spatial variable through the use of magnetic field gradients. This method has implications for observing fast processes, Such as fluid mixing, rapid binding, and certain classes of chemical reactions with sub millisecond time resolution and as a new modality for on-chip chromatography. Published by Elsevier Inc.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 193 %P 199-206 %8 Aug %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:000258357600005 %N 2 %M WOS:000258357600005 %! Spectrally resolved flow imaging of fluids inside a microfluidic chip with ultrahigh time resolution %R Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2008.04.037 %0 Journal Article %J Magnetic Resonance Imaging %D 2007 %T Dispersion measurements using time-of-flight remote detection MRI %A Granwehr, J. %A Harel, E. %A Hilty, C. %A Garcia, S. %A Chavez, L. %A Pines, A. %A Sen, P. N. %A Song, Y. Q. %K flow %X

Remote detection nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging can be used to study fluid flow and dispersion in a porous medium from a purely Eulerian point of view (i.e., in a laboratory frame of reference). Information about fluid displacement is obtained on a macroscopic scale in a long-time regime, while local velocity distributions are averaged out. It is shown how these experiments can be described using the common flow propagator formalism and how experimental data can be analyzed to obtain effective porosity, flow velocity inside the porous medium, fluid dispersion and flow tracing of fluid. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

%B Magnetic Resonance Imaging %V 25 %P 449-452 %8 May %@ 0730-725X %G English %U ://WOS:000246425100004 %N 4 %M WOS:000246425100004 %! Dispersion measurements using time-of-flight remote detection MRI %R Doi 10.1016/J.Mri.2006.11.011 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of the American Chemical Society %D 2007 %T Para-hydrogen-induced polarization in heterogeneous hydrogenation reactions %A Koptyug, I. V. %A Kovtunov, K. V. %A Burt, S. R. %A Anwar, M. S. %A Hilty, C. %A Han, S. I. %A Pines, A. %A Sagdeev, R. Z. %K alignment %X

We demonstrate the creation and observation of para-hydrogen-induced polarization in heterogeneous hydrogenation reactions. Wilkinson's catalyst, RhCl(PPh3)(3), supported on either modified silica gel or a polymer, is shown to hydrogenate styrene into ethylbenzene and to produce enhanced spin polarizations, observed through NMR, when the reaction was performed with H-2 gas enriched in the para spin isomer. Furthermore, gaseous phase para-hydrogenation of propylene to propane with two catalysts, the Wilkinson's catalyst supported on modified silica gel and Rh(cod)(sulfos) (cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene; sulfos = -O3S(C6H4)CH2C(CH2PPh2)(3)) supported on silica gel, demonstrates heterogeneous catalytic conversion resulting in large spin polarizations. These experiments serve as a direct verification of the mechanism of heterogeneous hydrogenation reactions involving immobilized metal complexes and can be potentially developed into a practical tool for producing catalyst-free fluids with highly polarized nuclear spins for a broad range of hyperpolarized NMR and MRI applications.

%B Journal of the American Chemical Society %V 129 %P 5580-5586 %8 May 2 %@ 0002-7863 %G English %U ://WOS:000245946400064 %N 17 %M WOS:000245946400064 %! para-hydrogen-induced polarization in heterogeneous hydrogenation reactions %R Doi 10.1021/Ja068653o %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Physical Chemistry B %D 2007 %T Quantifying the diffusion of a fluid through membranes by double phase encoded remote detection magnetic resonance imaging %A Telkki, V. V. %A Hilty, C. %A Garcia, S. %A Harel, E. %A Pines, A. %K mri %X

We demonstrate that a position correlation magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) experiment based on two phase encoding steps separated by a delay can be used for quantifying diffusion across a membrane. This method is noninvasive, and no tracer substance or concentration gradient across the membrane is required. Because, in typical membranes, the T-1 relaxation time of the fluid spins is usually much longer than the T-2 time, we developed and implemented a new position correlation experiment based on a stimulated spin-echo, in which the relaxation attenuation of the signal is dominated by T-1 instead of T-2. This enables using relatively long delays needed in the diffusion measurements. The sensitivity of the double encoded experiment detected in a conventional way is still low because of the low filling factor of the fluid inside the NMR coil around the sample. We circumvent this problem by using the remote detection technique, which significantly increases the sensitivity, making it possible to do the measurements with gaseous fluids that have a low spin-density compared to liquids. We derive a model that enables us to extract a diffusion constant characterizing the diffusion rate through the membrane from the obtained correlation images. The double phase encoded MRI method is advantageous in any kind of diffusion studies, because the propagator of fluid molecules can directly be seen from the correlation image.

%B Journal of Physical Chemistry B %V 111 %P 13929-13936 %8 Dec 20 %@ 1520-6106 %G English %U ://WOS:000251615400011 %N 50 %M WOS:000251615400011 %! Quantifying the diffusion of a fluid through membranes by double phase encoded remote detection magnetic resonance imaging %R Doi 10.1021/Jp076760e %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 2007 %T Sensitivity enhancement by exchange mediated magnetization transfer of the xenon biosensor signal %A Garcia, S. %A Chavez, L. %A Lowery, T. J. %A Han, S. I. %A Wemmer, D. E. %A Pines, A. %K resonance %X

Hyperpolarized xenon associated with ligand derivatized cryptophane-A cages has been developed as a NMR based biosensor. To optimize the detection sensitivity we describe use of xenon exchange between the caged and bulk dissolved xenon as an effective signal amplifier. This approach, somewhat analogous to 'remote detection' described recently, uses the chemical exchange to repeatedly transfer spectroscopic information from caged to bulk xenon, effectively integrating the caged signal. After an optimized integration period, the signal is read out by observation of the bulk magnetization. The spectrum of the caged xenon is reconstructed through use of a variable evolution period before transfer and Fourier analysis of the bulk signal as a function of the evolution time. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 184 %P 72-77 %8 Jan %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:000243568900009 %N 1 %M WOS:000243568900009 %! Sensitivity enhancement by exchange mediated magnetization transfer of the xenon biosensor signal %R Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2006.09.010 %0 Journal Article %J Analytical Chemistry %D 2007 %T Spin coherence transfer in chemical transformations monitored by remote detection NMR %A Anwar, M. S. %A Hilty, C. %A Chu, C. %A Bouchard, L. S. %A Pierce, K. L. %A Pines, A. %K lab %X

We demonstrate a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment using continuous flow in a microfluidic channel for studying the transfer of spin coherence in nonequilibrium chemical processes. We use the principle of remote detection, which involves spatially separated NMR encoding and detection coils. As an example, we provide the map of chemical shift correlations for the amino acid alanine as it transitions from the zwitterionic to the anionic form. The presented method uniquely allows for tracking the migration of encoded spins during the course of any chemical transformation and can provide useful information about reaction mechanisms.

%B Analytical Chemistry %V 79 %P 2806-2811 %8 Apr 1 %@ 0003-2700 %G English %U ://WOS:000245304300022 %N 7 %M WOS:000245304300022 %! Spin coherence transfer in chemical transformations monitored by remote detection NMR %R Doi 10.1021/Ac062327+ %0 Journal Article %J Physical Review Letters %D 2007 %T Time-of-flight flow imaging of two-component flow inside a microfluidic chip %A Harel, E. %A Hilty, C. %A Koen, K. %A McDonnell, E. E. %A Pines, A. %K microchannels %X

Here we report on using NMR imaging and spectroscopy in conjunction with time-of-flight tracking to noninvasively tag and monitor nuclear spins as they flow through the channels of a microfluidic chip. Any species with resolvable chemical-shift signatures can be separately monitored in a single experiment, irrespective of the optical properties of the fluids, thereby eliminating the need for foreign tracers. This is demonstrated on a chip with a mixing geometry in which two fluids converge from separate channels, and is generally applicable to any microfluidic device through which fluid flows within the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation time.

%B Physical Review Letters %V 98 %8 Jan 5 %@ 0031-9007 %G English %U ://WOS:000243379700050 %N 1 %M WOS:000243379700050 %! Time-of-flight flow imaging of two-component flow inside a microfluidic chip %R Doi 10.1103/Physrevlett.98.017601 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 2006 %T Auxiliary probe design adaptable to existing probes for remote detection NMR, MRI, and time-of-flight tracing %A Han, S. I. %A Granwehr, J. %A Garcia, S. %A McDonnell, E. E. %A Pines, A. %K flow %X

A versatile, detection-only probe design is presented that can be adapted to any existing NMR or MRI probe with the purpose of making the remote detection concept generally applicable. Remote detection suggests freeing the NMR experiment from the confinement of using the same radio frequency (RF) coil and magnetic field for both information encoding and signal detection. Information is stored during the encoding step onto a fluid sensor medium whose magnetization is later measured in a different location. The choice of an RF probe and magnetic field for encoding can be made based solely on the size and characteristics of the sample and the desired information quality without considering detection sensitivity, as this aspect is dealt with by a separate detector. While early experiments required building probes that included two resonant circuits, one for encoding and one for detection, a modular approach with a detection-only probe as presented here can be used along with any existing NMR probe of choice for encoding. The design of two different detection-only probes is presented, one with a saddle coil for milliliter-sized detection volumes, and the other one with a microsolenoid coil for sub-microliter fluid quantities. As example applications, we present time-of-flight (TOF) tracing of hyperpolarized Xe-129 spins in a gas mixture through coiled tubing using the microsolenoid coil detector and TOF flow imaging through a nested glass container where the gas flow changes its direction twice between inlet and outlet using the saddle coil detector. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 182 %P 260-272 %8 Oct %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:000241203900010 %N 2 %M WOS:000241203900010 %! Auxiliary probe design adaptable to existing probes for remote detection NMR, MRI, and time-of-flight tracing %R Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2006.06.024 %0 Journal Article %J Science %D 2006 %T Molecular imaging using a targeted magnetic resonance hyperpolarized biosensor %A Schroder, L. %A Lowery, T. J. %A Hilty, C. %A Wemmer, D. E. %A Pines, A. %K agents %X

A magnetic resonance approach is presented that enables high-sensitivity, high-contrast molecular imaging by exploiting xenon biosensors. These sensors link xenon atoms to specific biomolecular targets, coupling the high sensitivity of hyperpolarized nuclei with the specificity of biochemical interactions. We demonstrated spatial resolution of a specific target protein in vitro at micromolar concentration, with a readout scheme that reduces the required acquisition time by >3300-fold relative to direct detection. This technique uses the signal of free hyperpolarized xenon to dramatically amplify the sensor signal via chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST). Because it is similar to 10,000 times more sensitive than previous CEST methods and other molecular magnetic resonance imaging techniques, it marks a critical step toward the application of xenon biosensors as selective contrast agents in biomedical applications.

%B Science %V 314 %P 446-449 %8 Oct 20 %@ 0036-8075 %G English %U ://WOS:000241382500036 %N 5798 %M WOS:000241382500036 %! Molecular imaging using a targeted magnetic resonance hyperpolarized biosensor %R Doi 10.1126/Science.1131847 %0 Journal Article %J Nature Materials %D 2006 %T Multiphase imaging of gas flow in a nanoporous material using remote-detection NMR %A Harel, E. %A Granwehr, J. %A Seeley, J. A. %A Pines, A. %K visualization %X

Pore structure and connectivity determine how microstructured materials perform in applications such as catalysis, fluid storage and transport, filtering or as reactors. We report a model study on silica aerogel using a time-of-flight magnetic resonance imaging technique to characterize the flow field and explain the effects of heterogeneities in the pore structure on gas flow and dispersion with Xe-129 as the gas-phase sensor. The observed chemical shift allows the separate visualization of unrestricted xenon and xenon confined in the pores of the aerogel. The asymmetrical nature of the dispersion pattern alludes to the existence of a stationary and a flow regime in the aerogel. An exchange time constant is determined to characterize the gas transfer between them. As a general methodology, this technique provides insights into the dynamics of flow in porous media where several phases or chemical species may be present.

%B Nature Materials %V 5 %P 321-327 %8 Apr %@ 1476-1122 %G English %U ://WOS:000236530400024 %N 4 %M WOS:000236530400024 %! Multiphase imaging of gas flow in a nanoporous material using remote-detection NMR %R Doi 10.1038/Nmat1598 %0 Journal Article %J Physical Review E %D 2006 %T NMR velocity mapping of gas flow around solid objects %A Han, S. I. %A Pierce, K. L. %A Pines, A. %K wake %X

We present experimental visualizations of gas flow around solid blunt bodies by NMR imaging. NMR velocimetry is a model-free and tracer-free experimental means for quantitative and multi-dimensional flow visualization. Hyperpolarization of Xe-129 provided sufficient NMR signal to overcome the low density of the dilute gas phase, and its long coherence time allows for true velocity vector mapping. In this study, the diverging gas flow around and wake patterns immediately behind a sphere could be vectorally visualized and quantified. In a similar experiment, the flow over an aerodynamic model airplane body revealed a less disrupted flow pattern.

%B Physical Review E %V 74 %8 Jul %@ 1539-3755 %G English %U ://WOS:000239425700044 %N 1 %M WOS:000239425700044 %! NMR velocity mapping of gas flow around solid objects %R Doi 10.1103/Physreve.74.016302 %0 Journal Article %J Angewandte Chemie-International Edition %D 2006 %T Spectrally resolved magnetic resonance imaging of a xenon biosensor %A Hilty, C. %A Lowery, T. J. %A Wemmer, D. E. %A Pines, A. %K delivery %B Angewandte Chemie-International Edition %V 45 %P 70-73 %@ 1433-7851 %G English %U ://WOS:000234223900007 %N 1 %M WOS:000234223900007 %! Spectrally resolved magnetic resonance imaging of a xenon biosensor %R Doi 10.1002/Anie.200502693 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 2006 %T SQUID-detected microtesla MRI in the presence of metal %A Mossle, M. %A Han, S. I. %A Myers, W. R. %A Lee, S. K. %A Kelso, N. %A Hatridge, M. %A Pines, A. %A Clarke, J. %K nmr %X

In magnetic resonance imaging performed at fields of I T and above, the presence of a metal insert can distort the image because of susceptibility differences within the sample and modification of the radiofrequency fields by screening currents. Furthermore, it is not feasible to perform nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy or acquire a magnetic resonance image if the sample is enclosed in a metal container. Both problems can be overcome by substantially lowering the NMR frequency. Using a microtesla imaging system operating at 2.8 kHz, with a superconducting quantum interference device as the signal detector, we have obtained distortion-free images of a phantom containing a titanium bar and three-dimensional images of an object enclosed in an aluminum can; in both cases high-field images are inaccessible. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 179 %P 146-151 %8 Mar %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:000236977600019 %N 1 %M WOS:000236977600019 %! SQUID-detected microtesla MRI in the presence of metal %R Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2005.11.005 %0 Journal Article %J Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B-Magnetic Resonance Engineering %D 2006 %T Toward ex situ phase-encoded spectroscopic imaging %A Demas, V. %A Meriles, C. %A Sakellariou, D. %A Han, S. I. %A Reimer, J. %A Pines, A. %K probe %X

Spectroscopic imaging of a sample placed outside of both the radio frequency and the imaging gradient coils is presented. The sample is placed in a field with a permanent one-dimensional inhomogeneity. The imaging gradients used for phase encoding are designed to produce a static field that depends only on the transverse direction, uncoupling the effects associated with the single-sided nature of these coils. Two-dimensional imaging coupled with chemical shift information is obtained via the ex situ matching technique. Open-saddle geometry is used to match the static field profile for chemical shift information recovery. (C) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

%B Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B-Magnetic Resonance Engineering %V 29B %P 137-144 %8 Aug %@ 1552-5031 %G English %U ://WOS:000239298100004 %N 3 %M WOS:000239298100004 %! Toward ex situ phase-encoded spectroscopic imaging %R Doi 10.1002/Cmr.B.20069 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Chemical Physics %D 2005 %T Isotropic proton-detected local-field nuclear magnetic resonance in solids %A Havlin, R. H. %A Walls, J. D. %A Pines, A. %K spectra %X

A nuclear magnetic resonance method is presented which produces linear, isotropic proton-detected local-field spectra for INS spin systems in powdered samples. The method, heteronuclear isotropic evolution (HETIE), refocuses the anisotropic portion of the heteronuclear dipolar coupling frequencies by evolving the system under a series of specially designed Hamiltonians and evolution pathways. The theory behind HETIE is presented along with experimental studies conducted on a powdered sample of ferrocene, demonstrating the methodology outlined in this paper. Applications of HETIE for use in structure determination in the solid state are discussed. (C) 2005 American Institute of Physics.

%B Journal of Chemical Physics %V 122 %8 Feb 15 %@ 0021-9606 %G English %U ://WOS:000227140000043 %N 7 %M WOS:000227140000043 %! Isotropic proton-detected local-field nuclear magnetic resonance in solids %R Doi 10.1063/1.1844296 %0 Journal Article %J Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %D 2005 %T Microfluidic gas-flow profiling using remote-detection NMR %A Hilty, C. %A McDonnell, E. E. %A Granwehr, J. %A Pierce, K. L. %A Han, S. I. %A Pines, A. %K mri %X

We have used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to obtain spatially and temporally resolved profiles of gas flow in microfluidic devices. Remote detection of the NMR signal both overcomes the sensitivity limitation of NMR and enables time-of-flight measurement in addition to spatially resolved imaging. Thus, detailed insight is gained into the effects of flow, diffusion, and mixing in specific geometries. The ability for noninvasive measurement of microfluidic flow, without the introduction of foreign tracer particles, is unique to this approach and is important for the design and operation of microfluidic devices. Although here we demonstrate an application to gas flow, extension to liquids, which have higher density, is implicit.

%B Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %V 102 %P 14960-14963 %8 Oct 18 %@ 0027-8424 %G English %U ://WOS:000232811800006 %N 42 %M WOS:000232811800006 %! Microfluidic gas-flow profiling using remote-detection NMR %R Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0507566102 %0 Journal Article %J Analytical Chemistry %D 2005 %T NMR analysis on microfluidic devices by remote detection %A McDonnell, E. E. %A Han, S. L. %A Hilty, C. %A Pierce, K. L. %A Pines, A. %K probes %X

We present a novel approach to perform high-sensitivity NMR imaging and spectroscopic analysis on microfluidic devices. The application of NMR, the most information-rich spectroscopic technique, to microfluidic devices remains a challenge because the inherently low sensitivity of NMR is aggravated by small fluid volumes leading to low NMR signal and geometric constraints resulting in poor efficiency for inductive detection. We address the latter by physically separating signal detection from encoding of information with remote detection. Thereby, we use a commercial imaging probe with sufficiently large diameter to encompass the entire device, enabling encoding of NMR information at any location on the chip. Because large-diameter coils are too insensitive for detection, we store the encoded information as longitudinal magnetization and flow it into the outlet capillary. There, we detect the signal with optimal sensitivity, using a solenoidal microcoil, and reconstruct the information encoded in the fluid. We present a generally applicable design for a detection-only microcoil probe that can be inserted into the bore of a commercial imaging probe. Using hyperpolarized Xe-129 gas, we show that this probe enables sensitive reconstruction of NMR spectroscopic information encoded by the large imaging probe while keeping the flexibility of a large coil.

%B Analytical Chemistry %V 77 %P 8109-8114 %8 Dec 15 %@ 0003-2700 %G English %U ://WOS:000234079200034 %N 24 %M WOS:000234079200034 %! NMR analysis on microfluidic devices by remote detection %R Doi 10.1021/Ac051320+ %0 Journal Article %J Analytical Chemistry %D 2005 %T NMR-based biosensing with optimized delivery of polarized Xe-129 to solutions %A Han, S. I. %A Garcia, S. %A Lowery, T. J. %A Ruiz, E. J. %A Seeley, J. A. %A Chavez, L. %A King, D. S. %A Wemmer, D. E. %A Pines, A. %K blood %X

Laser-enhanced (LE) Xe-129 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is an exceptional tool for sensing extremely small physical and chemical changes; however, the difficult mechanics of bringing polarized xenon and samples of interest together have limited applications, particularly to biological molecules. Here we present a method for accomplishing solution Xe-129 biosensing based on flow (bubbling) of LE Xe-129 gas through a solution in situ in the NMR probe, with pauses for data acquisition. This overcomes fundamental limitations of conventional solution-state LE Xe-129 NMR, e.g., the difficulty in transferring hydrophobic xenon into aqueous environments, and the need to handle the sample to refresh LE Xe-129 after an observation pulse depletes polarization. With this new method, we gained a factor of > 100 in sensitivity due to improved xenon transfer to the solution and the ability to signal average by renewing the polarized xenon. Polarized xenon in biosensors was detected at very low concentrations, <= 250 nanomolar, while retaining all the usual information from NMR. This approach can be used to simultaneously detect multiple sensors with different chemical shifts and is also capable of detecting signals from opaque, heterogeneous samples, which is a unique advantage over optical methods. This general approach is adaptable for sensing minute quantities of xenon in heterogeneous in vitro samples, in miniaturized devices and should be applicable to certain in-vivo environments.

%B Analytical Chemistry %V 77 %P 4008-4012 %8 Jul 1 %@ 0003-2700 %G English %U ://WOS:000230270800035 %N 13 %M WOS:000230270800035 %! NMR-based biosensing with optimized delivery of polarized Xe-129 to solutions %R Doi 10.1021/Ac0500479 %0 Journal Article %J Ieee Transactions on Applied Superconductivity %D 2005 %T SQUID-detected in vivo MRI at microtesla magnetic fields %A Mossle, M. %A Myers, W. R. %A Lee, S. K. %A Kelso, N. %A Hatridge, M. %A Pines, A. %A Clarke, J. %K nmr %X

We use a low transition temperature (T(c)) Super-conducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) to perform in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at magnetic fields around 100 microtesla, corresponding to proton Larmor frequencies of about 5 kHz. In such low fields, broadening of the nuclear magnetic resonance lines due to inhomogeneous magnetic fields and susceptibility variations of the sample are minimized, enabling us to obtain high quality images. To reduce environmental noise the signal is detected by a second-order gradiometer, coupled to the SQUID, and the experiment is surrounded by a 3-mm thick Al shield. To increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), we prepolarize the samples in a field up to 100 mT. Three-dimensional images are acquired in less than 6 minutes with a standard spin-echo phase-encoding sequence. Using encoding gradients of similar to 100 mu T/m we obtain three-dimensional images of bell peppers with a resolution of 2 x 2 x 8 mm(3). Our system is ideally suited to acquiring images of small, peripheral parts of the human body such as hands and arms. In vivo images of an arm, acquired at 132 mu T, show 24-mm sections of the forearm with a resolution of 3 x 3 mm(2). and a SNR of 10. We discuss possible applications of MRI at these low magnetic fields.

%B Ieee Transactions on Applied Superconductivity %V 15 %P 757-760 %8 Jun %@ 1051-8223 %G English %U ://WOS:000229765300170 %N 2 %M WOS:000229765300170 %! SQUID-detected in vivo MRI at microtesla magnetic fields %R Doi 10.1109/Tasc.2005.850043 %0 Journal Article %J Physical Review Letters %D 2005 %T Time-of-flight flow imaging using NMR remote detection %A Granwehr, J. %A Harel, E. %A Han, S. %A Garcia, S. %A Pines, A. %A Sen, P. N. %A Song, Y. Q. %K mri %X

A time-of-flight imaging technique is introduced to visualize fluid flow and dispersion through porous media using NMR. As the fluid flows through a sample, the nuclear spin magnetization is modulated by rf pulses and magnetic field gradients to encode the spatial coordinates of the fluid. When the fluid leaves the sample, its magnetization is recorded by a second rf coil. This scheme not only facilitates a time-dependent imaging of fluid flow, it also allows a separate optimization of encoding and detection subsystems to enhance overall sensitivity. The technique is demonstrated by imaging gas flow through a porous rock.

%B Physical Review Letters %V 95 %8 Aug 12 %@ 0031-9007 %G English %U ://WOS:000231247300028 %N 7 %M WOS:000231247300028 %! Time-of-flight flow imaging using NMR remote detection %R Doi 10.1103/Physrevlett.95.075503 %0 Journal Article %J Actualite Chimique %D 2005 %T Xenon NMR as a probe for microporous and mesoporous solids, polymers, liquid crystals, solutions, flames, proteins, imaging %A Bartik, K. %A Choquet, P. %A Constantinesco, A. %A Duhamel, G. %A Fraissard, J. %A Hyacinthe, J. N. %A Jokisaari, J. %A Locci, E. %A Lowery, T. J. %A Luhmer, M. %A Meersmann, T. %A Moudrakovski, I. L. %A Pavlovskaya, G. E. %A Pierce, K. L. %A Pines, A. %A Ripmeester, J. A. %A Telkki, V. V. %A Veeman, W. S. %K silica-gels %X

We present in this paper some examples of the applications of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) of xenon used as a probe in the study of different chemical environments: determination of the porosity of micro-and mesoporous solids, evaluation of the concentrations and sizes of amorphous domains in solid polymers, characterization of liquid crystals, study of combustion processes at high temperature, determination of the structure and dynamics of organic systems and proteins in solution, assessment of cerebral blood flow.

%B Actualite Chimique %P 16-34 %8 Jun %@ 0151-9093 %G English %U ://WOS:000230991500005 %M WOS:000230991500005 %! Xenon NMR as a probe for microporous and mesoporous solids, polymers, liquid crystals, solutions, flames, proteins, imaging %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Physical Chemistry B %D 2004 %T Diamagnetic clusters of paramagnetic endometallofullerenes: A solid-state MAS NMR study %A Koltover, V. K. %A Logan, J. W. %A Heise, H. %A Bubnov, V. P. %A Estrin, Y. I. %A Kareev, I. E. %A Lodygina, V. P. %A Pines, A. %K complexes %X

Solid powder samples of complexes of the endometallofullerenes (EMF) La@C-82 and Y@C-82 with hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA) were studied by magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR. We have obtained well-resolved P-31 NMR spectra and C-13 NMR spectra for both La-EMF/HMPA and Y-EMF/HMPA and La-139 spectra for the La-EMF/HMPA. The (31)p measurements on La-EMF/HMPA and Y-EMF/HMPA have revealed considerable chemical shifts of (31)p signals relative to pure HMPA. Two-dimensional exchange P-31 experiments revealed that HMPA molecules at different sites in the EMF/HMPA complex do not change positions at a time scale of up to 1 s. Both EMF samples demonstrate a vast chemical shift range for 31p of the bound HMPA molecules. In addition, the La-EMF/HMPA exhibits the enormous spreading of the chemical shifts for La-139. The experimental results suggest that paramagnetic La@C-82 and Y@C-92 in the solid state form clusters (nanoparticles) in which the exchange coupling of the EMF takes place with quenching of the most electron spins.

%B Journal of Physical Chemistry B %V 108 %P 12450-12455 %8 Aug 19 %@ 1520-6106 %G English %U ://WOS:000223289500027 %N 33 %M WOS:000223289500027 %! Diamagnetic clusters of paramagnetic endometallofullerenes: A solid-state MAS NMR study %R Doi 10.1021/Jp048610z %0 Journal Article %J Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %D 2004 %T Microtesla MRI with a superconducting quantum interference device %A McDermott, R. %A Lee, S. K. %A ten Haken, B. %A Trabesinger, A. H. %A Pines, A. %A Clarke, J. %K system %X

MRI scanners enable fast, noninvasive, and high-resolution imaging of organs and soft tissue. The images are reconstructed from NMR signals generated by nuclear spins that precess in a static magnetic field B(0) in the presence of magnetic field gradients. Most clinical MRI scanners operate at a magnetic field B(0) = 1.5 T, corresponding to a proton resonance frequency of 64 MHz. Because these systems rely on large superconducting magnets, they are costly and demanding of infrastructure. On the other hand, low-field imagers have the potential to be less expensive, less confining, and more mobile. The major obstacle is the intrinsically low sensitivity of the low-field NMR experiment. Here, we show that prepolarization of the nuclear spins and detection with a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) yield a signal that is independent of B(0), allowing acquisition of high-resolution MRIs in microtesla fields. Reduction of the strength of the measurement field eliminates inhomogeneous broadening of the NMR lines, resulting in enhanced signal-to-noise ratio and spatial resolution for a fixed strength of the magnetic field gradients used to encode the image. We present high-resolution images of phantoms and other samples and T(1)-weighted contrast images acquired in highly inhomogeneous magnetic fields of 132 muT; here, T, is the spin-lattice relaxation time. These techniques could readily be adapted to existing multichannel SQUID systems used for magnetic source imaging of brain signals. Further potential applications include low-cost systems for tumor screening and imaging peripheral regions of the body.

%B Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %V 101 %P 7857-7861 %8 May 25 %@ 0027-8424 %G English %U ://WOS:000221652000005 %N 21 %M WOS:000221652000005 %! Microtesla MRI with a superconducting quantum interference device %R Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0402382101 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 2004 %T Remotely detected high-field MRI of porous samples %A Seeley, J. A. %A Han, S. I. %A Pines, A. %K gas %X

Remote detection of NMR is a novel technique in which an NMR-active sensor surveys an environment of interest and retains memory of that environment to be recovered at a later time in a different location. The NMR or MRI information about the sensor nucleus is encoded and stored as spin polarization at the first location and subsequently moved to a different physical location for optimized detection. A dedicated probe incorporating two separate radio frequency (RF)-circuits was built for this purpose. The encoding solenoid coil was large enough to fit around the bulky sample matrix, while the smaller detection solenoid coil had not only a higher quality factor, but also an enhanced filling factor since the coil volume comprised purely the sensor nuclei. We obtained two-dimensional (2D) void space images of two model porous samples with resolution less than 1.4 mm(2). The remotely reconstructed images demonstrate the ability to determine fine structure with image quality superior to their directly detected counterparts and show the great potential of NMR remote detection for imaging applications that suffer from low sensitivity due to low concentrations and filling factor. Published by Elsevier Inc.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 167 %P 282-290 %8 Apr %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:000220635400012 %N 2 %M WOS:000220635400012 %! Remotely detected high-field MRI of porous samples %R Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2003.12.018 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Low Temperature Physics %D 2004 %T SQUID-detected magnetic resonance imaging in microtesla magnetic fields %A McDermott, R. %A Kelso, N. %A Lee, S. K. %A Mossle, M. %A Mück, M. %A Myers, W. %A ten Haken, B. %A Seton, H. C. %A Trabesinger, A. H. %A Pines, A. %A Clarke, J. %K mri %X

We describe studies of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of liquid samples at room temperature in microtesla magnetic fields. The nuclear spins are prepolarized in a strong transient field. The magnetic signals generated by the precessing spins, which range in frequency from tens of Hz to several kHz, are detected by a low-transition temperature dc SQUID (Superconducting QUantum Interference Device) coupled to an untuned, superconducting flux transformer configured as an axial gradiometer. The combination of prepolarization and frequency-independent detector sensitivity results in a high signal-to-noise ratio and high spectral resolution (similar to 1 Hz) even in grossly inhomogeneous magnetic fields. In the NMR experiments, the high spectral resolution enables us to detect the 10-Hz splitting of the spectrum of protons due to their scalar coupling to a P-31 nucleus. Furthermore, the broadband detection scheme combined with a non-resonant field-reversal spin echo allows the simultaneous observation of signals from protons and P-31 nuclei, even though their NMR resonance frequencies differ by a factor of 2.5. We extend our methodology to MRI in microtesla fields, where the high spectral resolution translates into high spatial resolution. We demonstrate two-dimensional images of a mineral oil phantom and slices of peppers, with a spatial resolution of about 1 mm. We also image an intact pepper using slice selection, again with 1-mm, resolution. A further experiments we demonstrate T-1-contrast imaging of a water phantom, some parts of which were doped with a paramagnetic salt to reduce the longitudinal relaxation time T-1. Possible applications of this MRI technique include screening for tumors and integration with existing multichannel SQUID systems for brain imaging.

%B Journal of Low Temperature Physics %V 135 %P 793-821 %8 Jun %@ 0022-2291 %G English %U ://WOS:000221710600023 %N 5-6 %M WOS:000221710600023 %! SQUID-detected magnetic resonance imaging in microtesla magnetic fields %R Doi 10.1023/B:Jolt.0000029519.09286.C5 %0 Journal Article %J Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %D 2004 %T Three-dimensional phase-encoded chemical shift MRI in the presence of inhomogeneous fields %A Demas, V. %A Sakellariou, D. %A Meriles, C. A. %A Han, S. %A Reimer, J. %A Pines, A. %K pulses %X

A pulse sequence consisting of an excitation pulse and two adiabatic full-passage pulses with scaled relative peak amplitudes is combined with phase encoding to recover chemical shift information within 3D images in a 1D inhomogeneous static magnetic field with a matched rf field gradient. The results are discussed in the context of ex situ magnetic resonance and imaging. The future directions of our research in implementing the ex situ technique in a real one-sided system are also discussed.

%B Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %V 101 %P 8845-8847 %8 Jun 15 %@ 0027-8424 %G English %U ://WOS:000222104900004 %N 24 %M WOS:000222104900004 %! Three-dimensional phase-encoded chemical shift MRI in the presence of inhomogeneous fields %R Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0403016101 %0 Journal Article %J Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %D 2003 %T Amplification of xenon NMR and MRI by remote detection %A Moule, A. J. %A Spence, M. M. %A Han, S. I. %A Seeley, J. A. %A Pierce, K. L. %A Saxena, S. %A Pines, A. %K field %X

A technique is proposed in which an NMR spectrum or MRI is encoded and stored as spin polarization and is then moved to a different physical location to be detected. Remote detection allows the separate optimization of the encoding and detection steps, permitting the independent choice of experimental conditions and excitation and detection methodologies. In the initial experimental demonstration of this technique, we show that taking dilute Xe-129 from a porous sample placed inside a large encoding coil and concentrating it into a smaller detection coil can amplify NMR signal. In general, the study of NMR active molecules at low concentration that have low physical filling factor is facilitated by remote detection. In the second experimental demonstration, MRI information encoded in a very low-field magnet (4-7 mT) is transferred to a high-field magnet (4.2 T) to be detected under optimized conditions. Furthermore, remote detection allows the utilization of ultrasensitive optical or superconducting quantum interference device detection techniques, which broadens the horizon of NMR experimentation.

%B Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America %V 100 %P 9122-9127 %8 Aug 5 %@ 0027-8424 %G English %U ://WOS:000184620000007 %N 16 %M WOS:000184620000007 %! Amplification of xenon NMR and MRI by remote detection %R Doi 10.1073/Pnas.1133497100 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of the American Chemical Society %D 2003 %T High-resolution NMR correlation spectra of disordered solids %A Sakellariou, D. %A Brown, S. P. %A Lesage, A. %A Hediger, S. %A Bardet, M. %A Meriles, C. A. %A Pines, A. %A Emsley, L. %K SPECTROSCOPY %X

We show how high-resolution NMR spectra can be obtained for solids for which the spectra are normally broadened due to structural disorder. The method relies on correlations in the chemical shifts between pairs of coupled spins. It is found experimentally that there are strong correlations in the chemical shifts between neighboring spins in both phosphorus-31 and carbon-13 spectra. These correlations can be exploited not only to provide resolution in two-dimensional spectra, but also to yield "chains" of correlated chemical shifts, constituting a valuable new source of structural information for disordered materials.

%B Journal of the American Chemical Society %V 125 %P 4376-4380 %8 Apr 9 %@ 0002-7863 %G English %U ://WOS:000182003500067 %N 14 %M WOS:000182003500067 %! High-resolution NMR correlation spectra of disordered solids %R Doi 10.1021/Ja0292389 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of the American Chemical Society %D 2003 %T Using switched angle spinning to simplify NMR spectra of strongly oriented samples %A Havlin, R. H. %A Park, G. H. J. %A Mazur, T. %A Pines, A. %K solids %X

This contribution describes a method that manipulates the alignment director of a liquid crystalline sample to obtain anisotropic magnetic interaction parameters, such as dipolar coupling, in an oriented liquid crystalline sample. By changing the axis of rotation with respect to the applied magnetic field in a spinning liquid crystalline sample, the dipolar couplings present in a normally complex strong coupling spectrum are scaled to a simple weak coupling spectrum. This simplified weak coupling spectrum is then correlated with the isotropic chemical shift in a switched angle spinning (SAS) two-dimensional (2D) experiment. This dipolar-isotropic 2D correlation was also observed for the case where the couplings are scaled to a degree where the spectrum approaches strong coupling. The SAS 2D correlation of C6F5Cl in the nematic liquid crystal I52 was obtained by first evolving at an angle close to the magic angle (54.7degrees) and then directly detecting at the magic angle. The SAS method provides a 2D correlation where the weak coupling pairs are revealed as cross-peaks in the indirect dimension separated by the isotropic chemical shifts in the direct dimension. Additionally, by using a more complex SAS method which involves three changes of the spinning axis, the solidlike spinning sideband patterns were correlated with the isotropic chemical shifts in a 2D experiment. These techniques are expected to enhance the interpretation and assignment of an isotropic. magnetic interactions including dipolar couplings for molecules dissolved in oriented liquid crystalline phases.

%B Journal of the American Chemical Society %V 125 %P 7998-8006 %8 Jul 2 %@ 0002-7863 %G English %U ://WOS:000183814500059 %N 26 %M WOS:000183814500059 %! Using switched angle spinning to simplify NMR spectra of strongly oriented samples %R Doi 10.1021/Ja0342244 %0 Journal Article %J Chemical Physics Letters %D 2002 %T Creating isotropic dipolar spectra for a pair of dipole coupled spins in high-field %A Walls, J. D. %A Blanton, W. B. %A Havlin, R. H. %A Pines, A. %K angle %X

In the absence of a strong magnetic field, the dipolar interaction between two nuclear spins is independent of orientation leading to sharp lines. However, in high magnetic fields the Zeeman interaction breaks the symmetry of space and spin producing an anisotropic dipolar spectra. In the following Letter, a method that yields isotropic dipolar spectra for a pair of dipole-coupled spins is presented. This is accomplished through a suitable choice of coherence pathways and average Hamiltonians. We present a theoretical explanation as well as an experimental verification for this novel methodology. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

%B Chemical Physics Letters %V 363 %P 372-380 %8 Sep 9 %@ 0009-2614 %G English %U ://WOS:000178090000027 %N 3-4 %M WOS:000178090000027 %! Creating isotropic dipolar spectra for a pair of dipole coupled spins in high-field %R Doi 10.1016/S0009-2614(02)01188-0 %0 Journal Article %J Science %D 2002 %T Liquid-state NMR and scalar couplings in microtesla magnetic fields %A McDermott, R. %A Trabesinger, A. H. %A Mück, M. %A Hahn, E. L. %A Pines, A. %A Clarke, J. %K resonance %X

We obtained nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra of liquids in fields of a few microtesla, using prepolarization in fields of a few millitesta and detection with a dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). Because the sensitivity of the SQUID is frequency independent, we enhanced both signal-to-noise ratio and spectral resolution by detecting the NMR signal in extremely tow magnetic fields, where the NMR tines become very narrow even for grossly inhomogeneous measurement fields. In the absence of chemical shifts, proton-phosphorous scalar (J) couplings have been detected, indicating the presence of specific covalent bonds. This observation opens the possibility for "pure J spectroscopy" as a diagnostic tool, for the detection of molecules in low magnetic fields.

%B Science %V 295 %P 2247-2249 %8 Mar 22 %@ 0036-8075 %G English %U ://WOS:000174561700039 %N 5563 %M WOS:000174561700039 %! Liquid-state NMR and scalar couplings in microtesla magnetic fields %R Doi 10.1126/Science.1069280 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of the American Chemical Society %D 2002 %T Reintroducing anisotropic interactions in magic-angle-spinning NMR of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei: 3D MQMAS %A Wi, S. %A Heise, H. %A Pines, A. %K redor %B Journal of the American Chemical Society %V 124 %P 10652-10653 %8 Sep 11 %@ 0002-7863 %G English %U ://WOS:000177872200011 %N 36 %M WOS:000177872200011 %! Reintroducing anisotropic interactions in magic-angle-spinning NMR of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei: 3D MQMAS %R Doi 10.1021/Ja027043v %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 2002 %T Two-dimensional high-resolution NMR spectra in matched B-0 and B-1 field gradients %A Heise, H. %A Sakellariou, D. %A Meriles, C. A. %A Moule, A. %A Pines, A. %K echoes %X

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).

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 156 %P 146-151 %8 May %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:000176562100016 %N 1 %M WOS:000176562100016 %! Two-dimensional high-resolution NMR spectra in matched B-0 and B-1 field gradients %R Doi 10.1006/Jmre.2002.2545 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 2002 %T Two-dimensional NMR correlations of liquid crystals using switched angle spinning %A Havlin, R. H. %A Park, G. H. J. %A Pines, A. %K dynamics %X

We present the first application of switched angle spinning (SAS) to correlate the first-order dipolar spectrum of a liquid crystalline sample with the isotropic magic angle spinning (MAS) spectrum in a two-dimensional experiment. In this experiment we are able to select the degree of dipolar couplings introduced via mechanical manipulations of the liquid crystal director in a single oriented sample. The F-19 SAS-COSY correlation of iodotrifluoroethylene, an AMX spin system, dissolved in the nematic liquid crystal 4-octylphenyl-2-chloro-4-(4-heptylbenzoyloxy)-benzoate provides assignment of both the J and dipolar couplings in a single experiment. This work demonstrates the use of oriented samples and sample spinning to resolve hornonuclear dipolar couplings using isotropic chemical shifts. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 157 %P 163-169 %8 Jul %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:000177742400020 %N 1 %M WOS:000177742400020 %! Two-dimensional NMR correlations of liquid crystals using switched angle spinning %R Doi 10.1006/Jmre.2002.2571 %0 Journal Article %J Science %D 2001 %T Approach to high-resolution ex situ NMR spectroscopy %A Meriles, C. A. %A Sakellariou, D. %A Heise, H. %A Moule, A. J. %A Pines, A. %K echoes %X

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments are typically performed with samples immersed in a magnet shimmed to high homogeneity. However, there are many circumstances in which it is impractical or undesirable to insert objects or subjects into the bore of a high-field magnet. Here we present a methodology based on an adaptation of nutation echoes that provides resolved spectra in the presence of matched inhomogeneous static and radiofrequency fields, thereby opening the way to high-resolution exsitu NMR, The observation of chemical shifts is regained through the use of multiple-pulse sequences of correlated, composite z-rotation pulses, producing resolved NMR spectra of liquid samples.

%B Science %V 293 %P 82-85 %8 Jul 6 %@ 0036-8075 %G English %U ://WOS:000169780300032 %N 5527 %M WOS:000169780300032 %! Approach to high-resolution ex situ NMR spectroscopy %R Doi 10.1126/Science.1061498 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of the American Chemical Society %D 2001 %T An experimental and theoretical investigation of the chemical shielding tensors of C-13(alpha) of alanine, valine, and leucine residues in solid peptides and in proteins in solution %A Havlin, R. H. %A Laws, D. D. %A Bitter, H. M. L. %A Sanders, L. K. %A Sun, H. H. %A Grimley, J. S. %A Wemmer, D. E. %A Pines, A. %A Oldfield, E. %K threonine %X

We have carried out a solid-state magic-angle sample-spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic investigation of the C-13(alpha), chemical shielding tensors of alanine, valine, and leucine residues in a series of crystalline peptides of known structure. For alanine and leucine, which are not branched at the beta -carbon, the experimental chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) spans (Omega) are large, about 30 ppm, independent of whether the residues adopt helical or sheet geometries, and are in generally good accord with Omega values calculated by using ab initio Hartree-Fock quantum chemical methods. The experimental Omegas for valine C-alpha in two peptides (in sheet geometries) are also large and in good agreement with theoretical predictions. In contrast, the "CSAs" (Delta sigma*) obtained from solution NMR data for alanine, valine, and leucine residues in proteins show major differences, with helical residues having Delta sigma* values of similar to6 ppm while sheet residues have Delta sigma* approximate to 27 ppm. The origins of these differences are shown to be due to the different definitions of the CSA, When defined in terms of the solution NMR CSA, the solid-state results also show small helical but large sheet CSA values. These results are of interest since they lead to the idea that only the beta -branched amino acids threonine, valine, and isoleucine can have small (static) tensor spans, Omega (in helical creometries), and that the small helical "CSAs" seen in solution NMR are overwhelmingly dominated by changes in tensor orientation, from sheet to helix. These results have important implications for solid-state NMR structural studies which utilize the CSA span, Omega, to differentiate between helical and sheet residues. Specifically, there will be only a small degree of spectral editing possible in solid proteins since the spans, Omega, for the dominant nonbranched amino acids are quite similar. Editing on the basis of Omega will, however, be very effective for many Thr, Val, and Hen residues, which frequently have small (similar to 15-20 ppm) helical CSA (Omega) spans.

%B Journal of the American Chemical Society %V 123 %P 10362-10369 %8 Oct 24 %@ 0002-7863 %G English %U ://WOS:000171808300025 %N 42 %M WOS:000171808300025 %! An experimental and theoretical investigation of the chemical shielding tensors of C-13(alpha) of alanine, valine, and leucine residues in solid peptides and in proteins in solution %R Doi 10.1021/Ja0115060 %0 Conference Proceedings %B Proc. 12th Int. Zeolite Conf. %D 1999 %T Enhanced Surface NMR of Zeolites and Related Material Using Laser-Polarized Xenon %A Brunner, E. %A Haake, M. %A Pines, A. %A Reimer, J. %A Seydoux, R. %B Proc. 12th Int. Zeolite Conf. %P 2943-2950 %G eng %N 4 %! Enhanced Surface NMR of Zeolites and Related Material Using Laser-Polarized Xenon %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 1999 %T Gas flow MRI using circulating laser-polarized Xe-129 %A Brunner, E. %A Haake, M. %A Kaiser, L. %A Pines, A. %A Reimer, J. A. %K xenon %X

We describe an experimental approach that combines multidimensional NMR experiments with a steadily renewed source of laser-polarized Xe-129. Using a continuous flow system to circulate the gas mixture, gas phase NMR signals of laser-polarized Xe-129 can be observed with an enhancement of three to four orders of magnitude compared to the equilibrium Xe-129 NMR signal. Due to the fact that the gas flow recovers the nonequilibrium Xe-129 nuclear spin polarization in 0.2 to 4 s, signal accumulation on the time scale of seconds is feasible, allowing previously inaccessible phase cycling and signal manipulation. Several possible applications of MRI of laser-polarized Xe-129 under continuous flow conditions are presented here. The spin density images of capillary tubes demonstrate the feasibility of imaging under continuous how. Dynamic displacement profiles, measured by a pulsed gradient spin echo experiment, show entry flow properties of the gas passing through a constriction under laminar flow conditions. Further, dynamic displacement profiles of Xe-129, flowing through polyurethane foams with different densities and pore sizes, are presented. (C) 1999 Academic Press.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 138 %P 155-159 %8 May %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:000080303900021 %N 1 %M WOS:000080303900021 %! Gas flow MRI using circulating laser-polarized Xe-129 %R Doi 10.1006/Jmre.1998.1675 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Chemical Physics %D 1999 %T NMR study of InP quantum dots: Surface structure and size effects %A Tomaselli, M. %A Yarger, J. L. %A Bruchez, M. %A Havlin, R. H. %A deGraw, D. %A Pines, A. %A Alivisatos, A. P. %K clusters %X

We report the results of P-31 NMR measurements on trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) passivated InP quantum dots. The spectra show distinct surface-capping sites, implying a manifold of crystal-ligand bonding configurations. Two In P-31 surface components are resolved and related to different electronic surroundings. With decreasing particle size the In P-31 core resonance reveals an increasing upfield chemical shift related to the overall size dependence of the InP electronic structure. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-9606(99)70718-X].

%B Journal of Chemical Physics %V 110 %P 8861-8864 %8 May 8 %@ 0021-9606 %G English %U ://WOS:000080073200002 %N 18 %M WOS:000080073200002 %! NMR study of InP quantum dots: Surface structure and size effects %R Doi 10.1063/1.478858 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Physical Chemistry B %D 1999 %T NMR with a continuously circulating flow of laser-polarized Xe-129 %A Seydoux, R. %A Pines, A. %A Haake, M. %A Reimer, J. A. %K zeolites %X

In this paper we describe the construction of an apparatus for optical pumping of Xe-129 in a circulating gas system connected to a probe for static high-field NMR. The optimal working conditions for the optical pumping under flow are explored, yielding a continuous gas now with a steady-state spin-polarization of about 2%. It is shown that on various types of high surface area materials a steady-state of adsorbed laser-polarized xenon can be;reached with polarizations of about 0.3%. NMR spectroscopy of this layer is greatly facilitated due to the renewable magnetization under the continuous-flow conditions allowing unprecedented fast detection of two-dimensional NMR experiments with laser-polarized Xe. The steady-state spin-polarization of adsorbed Xe-129 gives rise to cross-relaxation to surface nuclei such as H-1 and Si-29. A direct spin-polarization-induced nuclear Overhauser effect (SPINOE) to heteronuclei is observed with an enhancement factor of about 20-30. A method is presented for simple modulation of the spin-polarization direction in the fringe field of the high-field magnet; this is exploited to obtain difference SPINOE spectra to highlight only the surface nuclei. Furthermore, a transfer via cross-polarization (CP) from adsorbed Xe to surface protons is demonstrated to select surface groups with reduced mobility compared to SPINOE detection.

%B Journal of Physical Chemistry B %V 103 %P 4629-4637 %8 Jun 3 %@ 1089-5647 %G English %U ://WOS:000080702600011 %N 22 %M WOS:000080702600011 %! NMR with a continuously circulating flow of laser-polarized Xe-129 %R Doi 10.1021/Jp9821984 %0 Journal Article %J Chemical Physics Letters %D 1998 %T Enhancement of C-13 NMR signals in solid C-60 and C-70 using laser-polarized xenon %A Brunner, E. %A Haake, M. %A Pines, A. %A Reimer, J. A. %A Seydoux, R. %K c60 %X

NMR signals emanating from surface nuclei of solids may be enhanced by the transfer of spin polarization from laser-polarized noble gases via SPINOE (spin polarization induced nuclear Overhauser effect). The present contribution describes experiments in which the spin polarization is transferred under magic angle spinning (MAS) from laser-polarized Xe-129 to C-13, a nuclear spin with a low gyromagnetic ratio in the fullerenes C-60 and C-70, polycrystalline materials with a low surface area. In C-70, differential enhancement of the NMR is observed for the different atomic sites in the molecule. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

%B Chemical Physics Letters %V 290 %P 112-116 %8 Jun 26 %@ 0009-2614 %G English %U ://WOS:000074466600018 %N 1-3 %M WOS:000074466600018 %! Enhancement of C-13 NMR signals in solid C-60 and C-70 using laser-polarized xenon %R Doi 10.1016/S0009-2614(98)00473-4 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 1998 %T In situ NMR analysis of fluids contained in sedimentary rock %A de Swiet, T. M. %A Tomaselli, M. %A Hurlimann, M. D. %A Pines, A. %K oil %X

Limitations of resolution and absorption in standard chemical spectroscopic techniques have made it difficult to study fluids in sedimentary rocks. In this paper, we show that a chemical characterization of pore fluids may be obtained in situ by magic angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), which is normally used for solid samples. H-1 MAS-NMR spectra of water and crude oil in Berea sandstone show sufficient chemical shift resolution for a straightforward determination of the oil/water ratio, (C) 1998 Academic Press.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 133 %P 385-387 %8 Aug %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:000075748200020 %N 2 %M WOS:000075748200020 %! In situ NMR analysis of fluids contained in sedimentary rock %R Doi 10.1006/Jmre.1998.1459 %0 Journal Article %J Chemical Physics Letters %D 1998 %T NMR of supercritical laser-polarized xenon %A Haake, M. %A Goodson, B. M. %A Laws, D. D. %A Brunner, E. %A Cyrier, M. C. %A Havlin, R. H. %A Pines, A. %K gas %X

The feasibility of producing supercritical laser-polarized xenon for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigations was studied. Using a high-pressure capillary tube, a supercritical xenon sample (52 degrees C, 65 atm) was produced with a Xe-129 polarization approximately 140 times the equilibrium value. The polarization was observed to last for hundreds of seconds, in agreement with previous studies. These preliminary results suggest that supercritical laser-polarized xenon may be used as a polarizing solvent for numerous NMR applications. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

%B Chemical Physics Letters %V 292 %P 686-690 %8 Aug 14 %@ 0009-2614 %G English %U ://WOS:000075482300049 %N 4-6 %M WOS:000075482300049 %! NMR of supercritical laser-polarized xenon %R Doi 10.1016/S0009-2614(98)00732-5 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 1998 %T Surface NMR using laser-polarized (129)Xe under magic angle spinning conditions %A Brunner, E. %A Seydoux, R. %A Haake, M. %A Pines, A. %A Reimer, J. A. %K flow %X

NMR signals of surface nuclei of solids may be enhanced by the transfer of spin polarization from laser-polarized noble gases. Until now such experiments have not been feasible under conditions of magic angle spinning. In the present contribution it is shown that laser-polarized (129)Xe can be inserted into a spinning rotor under continuous-flow conditions using helium as a carrier gas. Effective adsorption of xenon on the sample occurs at temperatures of about 163-173 K making possible the observation of a spin polarization induced nuclear Overhauser effect (SPINOE) from the laser-polarized (129)Xe to surface (1)H nuclei of SiO(2) (AEROSIL300). This technique opens the way to selectively enhanced high-resolution multinuclear surface NMR experiments. (C) 1998 Academic Press.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 130 %P 145-148 %8 Jan %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:000072622700022 %N 1 %M WOS:000072622700022 %! Surface NMR using laser-polarized (129)Xe under magic angle spinning conditions %R Doi 10.1006/Jmre.1997.1296 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Chemical Physics %D 1997 %T Cross-polarization efficiency in INS systems using adiabatic RF sweeps %A Hodgkinson, P. %A Pines, A. %K bounds %X

The theory describing nuclear magnetic resonance cross-polarization using adiabatic sweeps of the rf spin-lock fields through the Hartmann-Hahn matching condition is extended to small homonuclear coupled systems of the type INS. In particular, the connection is made between such experiments and the associated theoretical limits on polarization transfer-the ''unitary bounds'' - demonstrating that these techniques can achieve the maximum transfer of polarization from the I spins to the S spins, subject to the constraint of angular momentum conservation imposed by spin-locking, Factors such as permutation symmetry of the spins, imperfect adiabaticity of individual crossings and fast sample spinning are shown to have no fundamental impact on the validity on these results. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.

%B Journal of Chemical Physics %V 107 %P 8742-8751 %8 Dec 1 %@ 0021-9606 %G English %U ://WOS:A1997YJ46400002 %N 21 %M WOS:A1997YJ46400002 %! Cross-polarization efficiency in INS systems using adiabatic RF sweeps %R Doi 10.1063/1.475167 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of the American Chemical Society %D 1997 %T Determination of dihedral angles in peptides through experimental and theoretical studies of alpha-carbon chemical shielding tensors %A Heller, J. %A Laws, D. D. %A Tomaselli, M. %A King, D. S. %A Wemmer, D. E. %A Pines, A. %A Havlin, R. H. %A Oldfield, E. %K crystal-structure %X

A simple method for the determination of backbone dihedral angles in peptides and proteins is presented. The chemical-shift anisotropies (CSA) of the central alanine alpha-carbon in powdered crystalline tripeptides, whose structures have been determined previously by X-ray crystallography, were measured by cross-polarization magic-angle-spinning nuclear magnetic resonance. The experimental CSA values were correlated with ab initio chemical-shielding calculations over Ramanchandran phi/psi space on an N-formyl-L-alanine amide fragment. Using this correlation, phi/psi probability surfaces for one of the tripeptides were calculated based only on the alpha-carbon CSA, allowing a prediction of backbone angles. Dihedral angles predicted by these calculations fall within +/-12 degrees of the values determined by crystallography. This approach should be useful in the determination of solid-slate protein structure.

%B Journal of the American Chemical Society %V 119 %P 7827-7831 %8 Aug 20 %@ 0002-7863 %G English %U ://WOS:A1997XT03700025 %N 33 %M WOS:A1997XT03700025 %! Determination of dihedral angles in peptides through experimental and theoretical studies of alpha-carbon chemical shielding tensors %R Doi 10.1021/Ja970124k %0 Journal Article %J Physical Review B %D 1997 %T Enhancement of surface NMR by laser-polarized noble gases %A Room, T. %A Appelt, S. %A Seydoux, R. %A Hahn, E. L. %A Pines, A. %K he-3 %X

The transfer of spin polarization from laser-polarized helium and xenon to spins such as H-1 and C-13 On the surface of high-surface-area solids (Aerosil) is demonstrated over a temperature range from 4 to 200 K. The transfer mechanism is dipole-dipole cross relaxation between the spins of the adsorbed mobile noble gas and the surface spins (spin-polarization-induced nuclear Overhauser effect). The enhancement of surface proton magnetization by laser-polarized helium at 4 K and 10 K is between one and twofold. Using laser-polarized xenon, enhancement factors of up to 20 were obtained when compared to the Boltzmann polarization in a field of 4.2 T and at a temperature of 130 K.

%B Physical Review B %V 55 %P 11604-11610 %8 May 1 %@ 0163-1829 %G English %U ://WOS:A1997WY50400096 %N 17 %M WOS:A1997WY50400096 %! Enhancement of surface NMR by laser-polarized noble gases %R Doi 10.1103/Physrevb.55.11604 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 1997 %T A novel detection-estimation scheme for noisy NMR signals: Applications to delayed acquisition data %A Lin, Y. Y. %A Hodgkinson, P. %A Ernst, M. %A Pines, A. %K resolution %X

Many potentially interesting and useful classes of NMR experiments generate data for which conventional spectral estimation and quantification aa the Fourier transform are unsatisfactory. In particular, recently introduced solid-state NMR experiments which involve long delays before data acquisition fall into this category, as the free induction decays are heavily ''truncated'' and have low signal-to-noise ratios. A novel detection-estimation scheme is introduced in order to analyze data from such experiments and others where the sensitivity is low and/or the data record is strongly damped or truncated, Based on the assumption of exponential data modeling, the number of signals present is first detected using criteria derived from information theory and the spectral parameters are then estimated using the matrix pencil method, Monte Carlo simulations and experimental. applications are carried out to demonstrate its superior statistical and computational performances and its general applicability to delayed acquisition data. Over the range of note levels investigated, it is found that this approach is essentially near-optimal in the sense that the estimated spectral parameters have biases almost equal to zero and variances very close to their theoretical Cramer-Rao lower bounds. Compared to the popular method of linear prediction with singular value decomposition, this method not only improves the estimation accuracy (by a factor of 2-4) with a lower ''break-down'' signal-to-noise threshold (approximate to 1.5 dB), but also reduces the computational cost by about an order of magnitude, It also holds great promise in effectively reducing truncation artifacts. It is concluded that this approach not only facilitates the analysis of delayed acquisition data, but can also become a valuable tool in the routine quantification of general NMR spectra, ia listing of programs is also included in the Appendix. (C) 1997 Academic Press.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 128 %P 30-41 %8 Sep %@ 1090-7807 %G English %U ://WOS:A1997YC69600004 %N 1 %M WOS:A1997YC69600004 %! A novel detection-estimation scheme for noisy NMR signals: Applications to delayed acquisition data %R Doi 10.1006/Jmre.1997.1215 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of the American Chemical Society %D 1997 %T Surface-enhanced NMR using continuous-flow laser-polarized xenon %A Haake, M. %A Pines, A. %A Reimer, J. A. %A Seydoux, R. %K solids %B Journal of the American Chemical Society %V 119 %P 11711-11712 %8 Dec 3 %@ 0002-7863 %G English %U ://WOS:A1997YK50200029 %N 48 %M WOS:A1997YK50200029 %! Surface-enhanced NMR using continuous-flow laser-polarized xenon %R Doi 10.1021/Ja9713587 %0 Journal Article %J Chemical Physics Letters %D 1996 %T Application of rotational resonance to inhomogeneously broadened systems %A Heller, J. %A Larsen, R. %A Ernst, M. %A Kolbert, A. C. %A Baldwin, M. %A Prusiner, S. B. %A Wemmer, D. E. %A Pines, A. %K nmr %X

A protocol is presented for the determination of internuclear distances using rotational-resonance magnetization-exchange NMR in systems with inhomogeneously broadened lines. Non-linear least-square fitting procedures are used to obtain the distance, the inhomogeneous broadening, the zero-quantum relaxation time, and error estimates for these parameters. We apply this procedure to a biological system of unknown structure.

%B Chemical Physics Letters %V 251 %P 223-229 %8 Mar 22 %@ 0009-2614 %G English %U ://WOS:A1996UD92400015 %N 3-4 %M WOS:A1996UD92400015 %! Application of rotational resonance to inhomogeneously broadened systems %R Doi 10.1016/0009-2614(96)00098-X %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Physical Chemistry %D 1996 %T Measurement and assignment of long-range C-H dipolar couplings in liquid crystals by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy %A Hong, M. %A Pines, A. %A Caldarelli, S. %K shape %X

We describe multidimensional NMR techniques to measure and assign C-13-H-1 dipolar couplings in nematic liquid crystals with high resolution. In particular, dipolar couplings between aromatic and aliphatic sites are extracted, providing valuable information on the structural correlations between these two components of thermotropic liquid crystal molecules. The NMR techniques are demonstrated on 4-pentyl-4'-biphenylcarbonitrile (5CB), a well-characterized room-temperature nematic liquid crystal. Proton-detected local-field NMR spectroscopy is employed to obtain highly resolved C-H dipolar couplings that are separated according to the chemical shifts of the carbon sites. Each C-13 cross section in the 2D spectra exhibits several doublet splittings, with the largest one resulting from the directly bonded C-H coupling, The smaller splittings originate from the long-range C-H dipolar couplings and can be assigned qualitatively by a chemical shift heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR) experiment. The HETCOR experiment incorporates a mixing period for proton spin diffusion to occur, so that maximal polarization transfer can be achieved between the unbonded C-13 and H-1 nuclei. To assign the long-range C-H couplings quantitatively, we combined these two techniques into a novel reduced-3D experiment, in which the H-1 chemical shift-displaced C-H dipolar couplings are correlated with the C-13 chemical shifts. The time domain of this experiment involves separate but synchronous incrementation of the evolution periods for the C-H dipolar couplings and the H-1 chemical shifts, with a variable ratio of the respective dwell times to optimize the resolution and facilitate resonance assignment in the spectrum.

%B Journal of Physical Chemistry %V 100 %P 14815-14822 %8 Aug 29 %@ 0022-3654 %G English %U ://WOS:A1996VE37300036 %N 35 %M WOS:A1996VE37300036 %! Measurement and assignment of long-range C-H dipolar couplings in liquid crystals by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy %R Doi 10.1021/Jp960972m %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Physical Chemistry %D 1996 %T Measurement of carbon-proton dipolar couplings in liquid crystals by local dipolar field NMR spectroscopy %A Caldarelli, S. %A Hong, M. %A Emsley, L. %A Pines, A. %K solids %X

The performance of several different two-dimensional NMR methods for the measurement of carbon-proton dipolar couplings in liquid crystalline phases is analyzed. Proton-detected local field spectroscopy allows the measurements of short range C-H couplings, which correspond to directly bond pairs, by direct inspection of the spectra. Off magic angle (OMAS) spinning techniques can be applied to anisotropic phases that can be oriented mechanically at an angle to the magnetic field, such as nematic phases. The consequent scaling of the chemical shift anisotropy and dipolar couplings can be used to resolve otherwise overlapping resonances, Moreover, an estimate of the accuracy of the technique can be achieved by performing a series of OMAS experiments with different sample orientations.

%B Journal of Physical Chemistry %V 100 %P 18696-18701 %8 Nov 28 %@ 0022-3654 %G English %U ://WOS:A1996VV35400008 %N 48 %M WOS:A1996VV35400008 %! Measurement of carbon-proton dipolar couplings in liquid crystals by local dipolar field NMR spectroscopy %R Doi 10.1021/Jp962023z %0 Generic %D 1996 %T Solid-State NMR: Some Personal Recollections %A Pines, A. %E Harris, D.M. Grant and R.K. %B Encyclopedia of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - Historical Perspectives %I John Wiley & Sons %V 1 %P 533-540 %G eng %! Solid-State NMR: Some Personal Recollections %0 Journal Article %J Protein Science %D 1996 %T Solid-state NMR studies of the prion protein H1 fragment %A Heller, J. %A Kolbert, A. C. %A Larsen, R. %A Ernst, M. %A Bekker, T. %A Baldwin, M. %A Prusiner, S. B. %A Pines, A. %A Wemmer, D. E. %K alpha-helices %X

Conformational changes in the prion protein (PrP) seem to be responsible for prion diseases. We have used conformation-dependent chemical-shift measurements and rotational-resonance distance measurements to analyze the conformation of solid-state peptides lacking long-range order, corresponding to a region of PrP designated H1. This region is predicted to undergo a transformation of secondary structure in generating the infectious form of the protein. Solid-state NMR spectra of specifically C-13-enrrched samples of H1, residues 109-122 (MKHMAGAAAAGAVV) of Syrian hamster PrP, have been acquired under cross-polarization and magic-angle spinning conditions. Samples lyophilized from 50% acetonitrile/50% water show chemical shifts characteristic of a beta-sheet conformation in the region corresponding to residues 112-121, whereas samples lyophilized from hexafluoroisopropanol display shifts indicative of alpha-helical secondary structure in the region corresponding to residues 113-117. Complete conversion to the helical conformation was not observed and conversion from alpha-helix back to beta-sheet, as inferred from the solid-state NMR spectra, occurred when samples were exposed to water. Rotational-resonance experiments were performed on seven doubly C-13-labeled H1 samples dried from water. Measured distances suggest that the peptide is in an extended, possibly beta-strand, conformation. These results are consistent with the experimental observation that PrP can exist in different conformational states and with structural predictions based on biological data and theoretical modeling that suggest that H1 may play a key role in the conformational transition involved in the development of prion diseases.

%B Protein Science %V 5 %P 1655-1661 %8 Aug %@ 0961-8368 %G English %U ://WOS:A1996VA13800019 %N 8 %M WOS:A1996VA13800019 %! Solid-state NMR studies of the prion protein H1 fragment %0 Book Section %B Peptides: Chemistry, Structure and Biology %D 1996 %T Synthetic Peptides Model α - Helix - β - Sheet Conformational Changes in the Prion Protien %A Baldwin, M.A. %A Zhang, H. %A Bekker, T. %A Zhou, S. %A Nguyen, J. %A Kolbert, A.C. %A Heller, J. %A James, T.L. %A Wemmer, D.E. %A Pines, A. %A Cohen, F.E. %A Prusiner, S.B. %E Hidges, Pravin T.P Kaumaya and Robert S. %B Peptides: Chemistry, Structure and Biology %I Mayflower Scientific Ltd. %P 468-470 %G eng %! Synthetic Peptides Model α - Helix - β - Sheet Conformational Changes in the Prion Protien %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Chemical Physics %D 1995 %T C-13 Chemical-Shift Tensor Correlation Via Spin-Diffusion in Solid Tropolone Using Switched-Angle Spinning Spectroscopy %A Larsen, R. G. %A Lee, Y. K. %A He, B. %A Yang, J. O. %A Luz, Z. %A Zimmermann, H. %A Pines, A. %K spectra %X

In switched-angle spinning spectroscopy (SAS) a sample is spun about different angles, beta, relative to the magnetic field, during various periods of the experiment. In the present work, SAS is combined with two-dimensional exchange spectroscopy in order to correlate carbon-13 chemical shift tensors of the carbonyl (1) and hydroxyl (2) carbons of tropolone. Experiments were performed on a sample enriched to 25 at. % in each of these sites (at different molecules). At this level of enrichment the dominant exchange mechanism between the two sites involves spin diffusion, The experiment consists of a preparation period during which the sample spins at the magic angle and the magnetization of one of the sites is quenched by means of a selective pulse sequence. During the rest of the experiment the sample spins with its axis away from the magic angle except for a short period just before the detection where the axis is switched to the magic angle in order to select the magnetization to be detected. Experiments were performed for all four possible combinations of the initial and final magnetizations, thus providing chemical shift correlations between carbons 1,1',2, and 2' in the two magnetically inequivalent (but symmetry related) molecules in the unit cell. Combining these results with the known crystal structure of tropolone (neglecting a small tilt between the perpendicular to the molecular plane and the crystallographic c-axis) provides information on the orientation and magnitude of the chemical shift tensors of the two types of carbons, The principal values (in ppm) are sigma(xx)(1)=65, sigma(yy)(1)=33, sigma(zz)(1)=-98, sigma(xx)(2)=77, sigma(yy)(2)=17, and sigma(zz)(2)=-94. Assuming sigma(zz) to be perpendicular to the molecular plane, the orientations of the sigma(yy) s' are 12 degrees off the C-1=0 bond (toward the hydroxyl carbon) for carbon 1 and 10 degrees off the C-3=C-2 bond (away from the carbonyl carbon) for carbon 2. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.

%B Journal of Chemical Physics %V 103 %P 9844-9854 %8 Dec 8 %@ 0021-9606 %G English %U ://WOS:A1995TH65700040 %N 22 %M WOS:A1995TH65700040 %! C-13 Chemical-Shift Tensor Correlation Via Spin-Diffusion in Solid Tropolone Using Switched-Angle Spinning Spectroscopy %R Doi 10.1063/1.469951 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series A %D 1995 %T Linear Prediction with Singular-Value Decomposition for Removing Phase Artifacts in 2d Vacsy Spectra %A Lee, Y. K. %A Vold, R. L. %A Hoatson, G. L. %A Lin, Y. Y. %A Pines, A. %K signals %B Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series A %V 112 %P 112-117 %8 Jan %@ 1064-1858 %G English %U ://WOS:A1995QD07900018 %N 1 %M WOS:A1995QD07900018 %! Linear Prediction with Singular-Value Decomposition for Removing Phase Artifacts in 2d Vacsy Spectra %R Doi 10.1006/Jmra.1995.1018 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series A %D 1995 %T Low-Power Decoupling Sequences for High-Resolution Chemical-Shift and Local-Field Nmr-Spectra of Liquid-Crystals %A Nanz, D. %A Ernst, M. %A Hong, M. %A Ziegeweid, M. A. %A Schmidt-Rohr, K. %A Pines, A. %K dipolar %X

Various new and well-established multiple-pulse sequences that provide homonuclear dipolar decoupling are compared on a high-resolution spectrometer/probe configuration using low RF-irradiation powers. Proton-proton decoupled carbon-13 spectra of singly C-13-labeled benzene dissolved in a nematic liquid crystal and of the liquid crystal 152 are presented. Two classes of multiple-pulse sequences are studied that produce either broadband decoupled carbon spectra or separated local-held spectra. Several new approaches for the design of windowless sequences are demonstrated to be valuable in these heteronuclear experiments. They include implementations of the iterative MLEV scheme and the use of 270 degrees pulses. Furthermore, noncyclic propagators have been found that exhibit advantages over closely related cyclic analogues in both classes of decoupling sequences. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.

%B Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series A %V 113 %P 169-176 %8 Apr %@ 1064-1858 %G English %U ://WOS:A1995QW15800005 %N 2 %M WOS:A1995QW15800005 %! Low-Power Decoupling Sequences for High-Resolution Chemical-Shift and Local-Field Nmr-Spectra of Liquid-Crystals %R Doi 10.1006/Jmra.1995.1077 %0 Journal Article %J Synthetic Metals %D 1995 %T Magnetic-Resonance Evidence for Metallic State in Highly Conducting Polyaniline %A Sariciftci, N. S. %A Kolbert, A. C. %A Cao, Y. %A Heeger, A. J. %A Pines, A. %K polymers %X

Polyaniline doped with camphor sulfonic acid (PANI-CSA) has been shown to yield a material which, after processing from solutions in meta-cresol, exhibit a temperature independent magnetic susceptibility down to 50K. Below 50K a Curie like contribution sets in. We also report C-13 NMR experiments which clearly show that the C-13 spin lattice relaxation rates obey the Korringa relation for relaxation via the hyperfine coupling to conduction electrons.

%B Synthetic Metals %V 69 %P 243-244 %8 Mar 1 %@ 0379-6779 %G English %U ://WOS:A1995QL60100097 %N 1-3 %M WOS:A1995QL60100097 %! Magnetic-Resonance Evidence for Metallic State in Highly Conducting Polyaniline %R Doi 10.1016/0379-6779(94)02435-2 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of the American Chemical Society %D 1995 %T Nmr Measurement of Signs and Magnitudes of C-H Dipolar Couplings in Lecithin %A Hong, M. %A Schmidt-Rohr, K. %A Pines, A. %K orientation %B Journal of the American Chemical Society %V 117 %P 3310-3311 %8 Mar 22 %@ 0002-7863 %G English %U ://WOS:A1995QN45800051 %N 11 %M WOS:A1995QN45800051 %! Nmr Measurement of Signs and Magnitudes of C-H Dipolar Couplings in Lecithin %R Doi 10.1021/Ja00116a051 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Chemical Physics %D 1994 %T 3-Dimensional Variable-Angle Nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance Exchange Spectroscopy without Rotor Axis Hopping %A Lee, Y. K. %A Emsley, L. %A Larsen, R. G. %A Schmidt-Rohr, K. %A Hong, M. %A Frydman, L. %A Chingas, G. C. %A Pines, A. %K distributions %X

Slow, large-amplitude chain motions play an important role in determining the macroscopic mechanical properties of polymers. Although such motions have been studied quantitatively by two-dimensional (2D) nuclear: magnetic resonance (NMR) exchange experiments, overlapping anisotropic patterns hamper spectral analysis, and limit applications. Variable angle correlation spectroscopy (VACSY) has proven useful in resolving such problems for rapidly spinning samples by separating anisotropic spectral patterns according to isotropic chemical shifts. In a previous study [J. Am. Chem. Sec. 115, 4825 (1993)], we described a three-dimensional (3D) NMR experiment that incorporates; the VACSY method and a hop of the rotor axis to correlate the isotropic chemical shifts to 2D anisotropic exchange patterns. The hop of the rotor axis, however, presents experimental difficulties and limits the range of motional rates that may be studied. We present in this paper a new 3D VACSY exchange experiment that obtains the same correlations without the need for the rotor axis hop. A series of 2D exchange spectra are recorded with the sample spinning at different rotation axis angles.' Then using the scaling of the anisotropic frequency at the different angles, we construct the data onto a 3D matrix so that a Fourier transformation directly yields the desired correlations. The technique is applied to C-13 exchange NMR to study the slow molecular motion of ordered isotactic polypropylene.

%B Journal of Chemical Physics %V 101 %P 1852-1864 %8 Aug 1 %@ 0021-9606 %G English %U ://WOS:A1994NY00200011 %N 3 %M WOS:A1994NY00200011 %! 3-Dimensional Variable-Angle Nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance Exchange Spectroscopy without Rotor Axis Hopping %R Doi 10.1063/1.467696 %0 Journal Article %J Physical Review Letters %D 1992 %T Pulsed Fourier-Transform Nqr of N-14 with a Dc Squid %A Hurlimann, M. D. %A Pennington, C. H. %A Fan, N. Q. %A Clarke, J. %A Pines, A. %A Hahn, E. L. %K nh4clo4 %X

The zero-field free induction decay of solid ammonium perchlorate at 1.5 K has been directly detected with a dc superconducting quantum interference device. The Fourier-transform spectrum consists of three sharp lines at 17.4, 38.8, and 56.2 kHz arising from pure N-14 nucLear quadrupole resonance transitions. The absence of splittings and resonance transitions from dipolar-coupled proton spins is attributed to reorientation of the ammonium groups by quantum tunneling in combination with motional averaging in the three proton levels characterized by the irreducible representation T. The measured N-14 spin-spin relaxation time is 22+/-2 ms and the spin-lattice relaxation time is 63+/-6 ms.

%B Physical Review Letters %V 69 %P 684-687 %8 Jul 27 %@ 0031-9007 %G English %U ://WOS:A1992JE75400034 %N 4 %M WOS:A1992JE75400034 %! Pulsed Fourier-Transform Nqr of N-14 with a Dc Squid %R Doi 10.1103/Physrevlett.69.684 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Magnetic Resonance %D 1989 %T Direct Detection of Al-27 Resonance with a Squid Spectrometer %A Chang, J. %A Connor, C. %A Hahn, E. L. %A Huber, H. %A Pines, A. %B Journal of Magnetic Resonance %V 82 %P 387-391 %8 Apr %@ 0022-2364 %G English %U ://WOS:A1989U114600019 %N 2 %M WOS:A1989U114600019 %! Direct Detection of Al-27 Resonance with a Squid Spectrometer %R Doi 10.1016/0022-2364(89)90044-9 %0 Journal Article %J Ieee Transactions on Magnetics %D 1989 %T Nuclear Magnetic-Resonance with Dc Squid Preamplifiers %A Fan, N. Q. %A Heaney, M. B. %A Clarke, J. %A Newitt, D. %A Wald, L. L. %A Hahn, E. L. %A Bielecki, A. %A Pines, A. %B Ieee Transactions on Magnetics %V 25 %P 1193-1199 %8 Mar %@ 0018-9464 %G English %U ://WOS:A1989T670600113 %N 2 %M WOS:A1989T670600113 %! Nuclear Magnetic-Resonance with Dc Squid Preamplifiers %R Doi 10.1109/20.92510 %0 Journal Article %J Molecular Physics %D 1987 %T Berry Phase in Magnetic-Resonance %A Suter, D. %A Chingas, G. C. %A Harris, R. A. %A Pines, A. %B Molecular Physics %V 61 %P 1327-1340 %8 Aug 20 %@ 0026-8976 %G English %U ://WOS:A1987K215400001 %N 6 %M WOS:A1987K215400001 %! Berry Phase in Magnetic-Resonance %R Doi 10.1080/00268978700101831 %0 Journal Article %J Molecular Physics %D 1987 %T Two-Dimensional Multiple Quantum Nmr of Isotopic Mixtures in Liquid-Crystals %A Gochin, M. %A Hugicleary, D. %A Zimmermann, H. %A Pines, A. %B Molecular Physics %V 60 %P 205-212 %8 Jan %@ 0026-8976 %G English %U ://WOS:A1987F993000015 %N 1 %M WOS:A1987F993000015 %! Two-Dimensional Multiple Quantum Nmr of Isotopic Mixtures in Liquid-Crystals %R Doi 10.1080/00268978700100151 %0 Book Section %B Magnetic resonance and related phenomena %D 1977 %T Theory of double-quantum coherence and high resolution deuterium NMR in solids %A Vega, S. %A Pines, A. %E Hausser, K. %B Magnetic resonance and related phenomena %I Beltz-Offsetdruck %C Heidelburg %P 395-400 %G eng %! Theory of double-quantum coherence and high resolution deuterium NMR in solids %0 Journal Article %J Physical Review Letters %D 1973 %T Optically Detected Electron-Spin Echoes and Free Precession in Molecular Excited-States %A Breiland, W. G. %A Harris, C. B. %A Pines, A. %B Physical Review Letters %V 30 %P 158-161 %@ 0031-9007 %G English %U ://WOS:A1973O554400002 %N 5 %M WOS:A1973O554400002 %! Optically Detected Electron-Spin Echoes and Free Precession in Molecular Excited-States %R Doi 10.1103/Physrevlett.30.158 %0 Journal Article %J Advances in Magnetic Resonance %D 1971 %T Spectrometers for multiple pulse NMR %A Ellett, J.D., Jr. %A Gibby, M.G. %A Haeberlen, U. %A Huber, L.M. %A Mehring, M. %A Pines, A. %A Waugh, J.S. %B Advances in Magnetic Resonance %V 5 %P 117-175 %G eng %! Spectrometers for multiple pulse NMR