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Title: Mechanism of nuclear spin-lattice relaxation and its field dependence for ultraslow atomic motion

Journal Article · · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Fryazino Branch, Kotel'nikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics (Russian Federation), E-mail: aem228@ire216.msk.su

The contribution of ultraslow self-diffusion of polycrystalline benzene molecules to the spin-lattice relaxation of protons is studied as a function of effective magnetic field H{sub 2} in a doubly rotating frame (DRF). Proton relaxation time T{sub 1{rho}}{sub {rho}} is measured by direct recording of NMR in a rotating frame (RF). The effective fields have a 'magic' orientation corresponding to angles arccos(1/{radical}3) in the RF and {pi}/2 in the DRF so that the secular part of the dipole-dipole interactions of protons is suppressed in two orders of perturbation theory, while the nonsecular part becomes predominant. It is found that the diffusion contribution of benzene molecules to proton relaxation time T{sub 1{rho}}{sub {rho}} is a linear function of the square of field H{sub 2} and exhibits all peculiarities typical of the model of strong collisions generalized to only fluctuating nonsecular dipole interactions in fields exceeding the local field. This means that the model can also be employed in the given conditions. It is shown that perfect agreement with such a dependence can also be obtained in the model of weak collisions if we take into account the concept of the locally effective quantization field, whose magnitude and direction are controlled by the vector sum of field H{sub 2}, and the nonsecular local field perpendicular to it.

OSTI ID:
21241921
Journal Information:
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 107, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063776108100117; Copyright (c) 2008 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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