Pulsed gradient analysis using a dedicated magnetometer

P. Desgoutte1, L. Chaabane1, B. Favre1, A. Deguin1, C. Lapray1, A. Briguet1
1Laboratoire de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire, UPRES-A CNRS 5012, UCB Lyon 1 43, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

Tóm tắt

In magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, knowledge of the magnetic field gradient behavior is very important. This work describes a simple way to characterize the temporal and spatial dependence of the main magnetic field when a gradient is switched. Records are performed with a home-built magnetometer. This device is controlled by a personal computer for recording and processing the NMR signals from an array of small probes spatially distributed and switched by the magnetometer. We present results of measurements on a 2-T superconducting magnet. These results show the residual defects of an active shielded gradient coils system.

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