Magnetic resonance imaging of hyperpolarized [sup 129]Xe produced by spin exchange with diode-laser pumped Cs.

Autor: Levron, D., Walter, D. K., Appelt, S., Fitzgerald, R. J., Kahn, D., Korbly, S. E., Sauer, K. L., Happer, W., Earles, T. L., Mawst, L. J., Botez, D., Harvey, M., DiMarco, L., Connolly, J. C., Mo¨ller, H. E., Chen, X. J., Cofer, G. P., Johnson, G. A.
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters; 11/2/1998, Vol. 73 Issue 18
Abstrakt: We report the results of experiments leading to the production of an image of a polarized [sup 129]Xe sample prepared by spin exchange with Cs, optically pumped with a spectrally narrowed 894.3 nm diode laser. Representative images of the average electron spin polarization are shown. Appreciable cesium electron polarization values were achieved, and a nuclear polarization of about 2.5% was measured for [sup 129]Xe. The absolute nuclear polarization was measured by water-calibrated free induction decay of the nuclear magnetic resonance signal, and the polarized xenon imaged using a 2 T magnetic resonance imaging system. © 1998 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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