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Nuclear magnetic resonance probe coil

US7352186B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 2007
Grant dateApr 1, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/3657
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a nuclear magnetic resonance probe coil that is included in a nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus in which the direction of a static magnetic field is horizontal and that can highly sensitively measure multiple nuclear species. A nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus includes a unit that horizontally applies a static magnetic field, a unit that vertically moves a specimen to a predetermined position in the apparatus, and a probe including in the distal part thereof a probe coil that applies a radiofrequency signal to the specimen and that detects a signal produced by the specimen. The probe coil includes multiple pairs of superconducting thin-film rings formed on respective substrates that are disposed in parallel with the static magnetic field while being separated from each other by a predetermined distance, a detection loop that detects a signal received by the superconducting thin-film rings, and a transmission coil that applies the radiofrequency signal to the specimen and that has the normal thereto extended horizontally.

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