Journal
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE
Volume 322, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106851
Keywords
Field-cycling relaxometry; DNP; Radical; Microwave; Selectivity; Hyperpolarization
Funding
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG [Sta 511/15-1, Sta 511/15-2]
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Field-cycling relaxometry is an inherently insensitive technique due to construction compromise for a fast-switching, low-inductance magnet; Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) has the potential to enhance magnetization and provide selectivity, but requires stable radicals introduction.
Field-cycling relaxometry, or rather its electronic version with a resistive magnet which requires signal detection at a field strength of 1 Tesla or below, remains an inherently insensitive technique due to the construction compromise that goes along with the need for a fast-switching, low-inductance magnet. For the same reasons, signal lifetime is short and frequency resolution is typically not given, at least for the predominantly used hydrogen nuclei. Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) bears the potential to circumvent these disadvantages: not only has it been demonstrated to enhance magnetization by up to three orders of magnitude beyond its thermal value, but it also provides the possibility to address particular parts of a molecule, thus generating selectivity even in the absence of spectral resolution. At the same time, DNP requires the introduction of stable radicals giving rise to additional relaxation contributions. This article presents a straightforward way to recover the native relaxation rates of the undisturbed system, and shows examples in different research fields where field-cycling relaxometry is traditionally used for refining models of molecular dynamics and interactions. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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