System and method for hyperpolarizing a substance
US10942237B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/62
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for hyperpolarizing a substance is provided. The system includes a cryostat and a polarizer. The cryostat is operative to generate radicals within the substance by exposing the substance to electromagnetic radiation. The polarizer is operative to hyperpolarize the substance via the radicals. Once the substance is polarized, the radicals contained within the substance are quenched by adjusting a temperature of the substance to greater than or equal to a melting point of the substance. In embodiments, the polarizer may then rapidly freeze the substance.
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