Low-field classroom nuclear magnetic resonance system
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2010.
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| author | Zimmerman, Clarissa Lynette |
| author2 | Edward S. Boyden. |
| author_facet | Edward S. Boyden. Zimmerman, Clarissa Lynette |
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| description | Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2010. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/612452019-04-12T11:53:17Z Low-field classroom nuclear magnetic resonance system Low-field classroom NMR system Zimmerman, Clarissa Lynette Edward S. Boyden. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 109). The goal of this research was to develop a Low-field Classroom NMR system that will enable hands-on learning of NMR and MRI concepts in a Biological-Engineering laboratory course. A permanent magnet system, designed using finite-element modeling software, was built to produce a static field of Bo = 0.133 Tesla. A single coil was used for both transmitting the excitation pulses and detecting the NMR signal. The probe circuit is essentially an LC tank with a tunable resonant frequency. An FPGA is used to produce the excitation pulses and process the received NMR signals. This research has led to the ability to observe Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. 'Spin- Lattice' and 'Spin-Spin' relaxation times of glycerin samples can easily be measured. Future work will allow further MRI exploration by incorporating gradient magnetic field coils. by Clarissa Lynette Zimmerman. M.Eng. 2011-02-23T14:35:41Z 2011-02-23T14:35:41Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61245 701734217 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 109 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Zimmerman, Clarissa Lynette Low-field classroom nuclear magnetic resonance system |
| title | Low-field classroom nuclear magnetic resonance system |
| title_full | Low-field classroom nuclear magnetic resonance system |
| title_fullStr | Low-field classroom nuclear magnetic resonance system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-field classroom nuclear magnetic resonance system |
| title_short | Low-field classroom nuclear magnetic resonance system |
| title_sort | low field classroom nuclear magnetic resonance system |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61245 |
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