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Enhanced transverse relaxation in porous media due to internal field gradients
1ChevronTexaco Exploration and Production Technology Company, San Ramon, California 94583, USA.
Abstract:
We present a detailed comparison between the theoretically computed spin echo decay of a fluid-saturated periodic porous medium with strong internal field gradients and that obtained from various approximations using the free diffusion formula which is strictly valid only for infinite uniform fluids. The theoretical computation of the spin echo amplitude was carried out by using the diffusion eigenstates in Fourier representation, and the internal field gradients induced by magnetic susceptibility contrast were calculated by using a two-component composite theory. The comparison allows us to have an assessment of the regime of validity of various approximations for a periodic porous medium where a rigorous theoretical computation of the enhanced transverse relaxation due to magnetic susceptibility contrast induced field heterogeneity is possible.
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