Evanescent Waves Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

PLoS One. 2016 Jan 11;11(1):e0144483. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144483. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy and imaging can be classified as inductive techniques working in the near- to far-field regimes. We investigate an alternative capacitive detection with the use of micrometer sized probes positioned at sub wavelength distances of the sample in order to characterize and model evanescent electromagnetic fields originating from NMR phenomenon. We report that in this experimental configuration the available NMR signal is one order of magnitude larger and follows an exponential decay inversely proportional to the size of the emitters. Those investigations open a new road to a better understanding of the evanescent waves component in NMR with the opportunity to perform localized spectroscopy and imaging.

MeSH terms

  • Electric Capacitance
  • Electrodes
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / instrumentation
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods*

Grants and funding

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