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The transient processes in multi-pulse nitrogen-14 NQR
V T Mikhaltsevitch1, T N Rudakov
1Research Group, Thorlock International Ltd., Western Australia, Cannington WA 6107, Australia. vasily@thorlock.com
Abstract:
It has been demonstrated that transient processes, observed in a single crystal of NaNO2 acted upon by pulse sequences MW-2 and MW-4 and their modifications with 180 degrees flip angle of the pulses (Solid State Nucl. Magn. Resonance 10 (1997) 63; Sov. Phys.-JETP 88(5) (1999) 1580), which manifest themselves in the oscillating form of the NQR signals envelope, can be explained in the frames of a two-particle model. It has been proved that the nature of echo signals in the effective field of multi-pulse sequences received by the inversion of the phase of the sequence pulses or by introducing an additional 180 degrees pulse is connected with re-focusing of accumulated digressions of the flip angle from the ideal 180 degrees pulse. Experimental results of observing single and multiple echoes in a number of powdered nitrogenated substances in the effective field of various sequences at room temperature have been presented.
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