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Yanqun Dong¹, R G Ramos, Dale Li

¹Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.

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Area of Science:

Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy
Quantum control of spin coherence

Background:

Hard pulses in NMR are often approximated as delta functions.
Controlling coherence in the presence of significant resonance offset variations is challenging.
Existing methods may not be robust to large spread in resonance offsets.

Purpose of the Study:

To exploit the difference between hard pulses and their approximations for coherence control.
To demonstrate variants of the magic echo technique effective despite large resonance offset spreads.
To reduce the NMR linewidth of solids, specifically silicon-29.

Main Methods:

Utilizing zeroth- and first-order average Hamiltonian theory.
Applying modified magic echo sequences.
Experimental validation using 13C NMR at 60°C and 29Si NMR.

Main Results:

Demonstrated coherence control by exploiting pulse imperfections.
Successfully implemented magic echo variants robust to large resonance offsets.
Achieved a ~70,000-fold reduction in 29Si NMR linewidth for silicon.

Conclusions:

The precise control of hard pulses offers a powerful method for managing spin coherence.
The developed techniques significantly enhance spectral resolution in solid-state NMR.
This approach holds promise for advanced magnetic resonance microscopy and imaging of solids.