Stochastic Dipolar Recoupling in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Solids

Robert Tycko
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 187601 – Published 2 November 2007

Abstract

I describe a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique, called stochastic dipolar recoupling (SDR), that permits continuous experimental control of the character of spin dynamics between coherent and incoherent limits in a system of magnetic dipole-coupled nuclei. In the fully incoherent limit of SDR, spin polarization transfers occur at distance-dependent rates without the quantum mechanical interferences among pairwise dipole-dipole couplings that often limit the feasibility or precision of structural studies of solids by NMR. In addition to facilitating structural studies, SDR represents a possible route to experimental studies of effects of decoherence on the dynamics of quantum many-body systems.

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  • Received 1 August 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.187601

Authors & Affiliations

Robert Tycko

  • Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0520, USA

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Vol. 99, Iss. 18 — 2 November 2007

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