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Nuclear resonance tomography with a toroid cavity detector

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OSTI ID:403656

A toroid cavity detection system is described for determining the spectral properties and distance from a fixed point for a sample using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. The detection system consists of a toroid with a central conductor oriented along the main axis of the toroidal cylinder and perpendicular to a static uniform magnetic field oriented along the main axis of the toroid. An rf signal is input to the central conductor to produce a magnetic field perpendicular to the central axis of the toroid and whose field strength varies as the inverse of the radius of the toroid. The toroid cavity detection system can be used to encapsulate a sample, or the detection system can be perforated to allow a sample to flow into the detection device or to place the samples in specified sample tubes. The central conductor can also be coated to determine the spectral property of the coating and the coating thickness. The sample is then subjected to the respective magnetic fields and the responses measured to determine the desired properties. 4 figs.

Research Organization:
University of Chicago
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,574,370/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-307,981
OSTI ID:
403656
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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