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Published on: September 6, 2012
Pump-Induced Biphasic Relaxation Model of Xe Spin in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Gyroscopes
Shangtao Jiang1,2,3, Tengyue Wang1,2,3, Xuyang Qiu2
1School of Instrumentation and Optoelectronics Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
Abstract:
The spin relaxation rate of Xe isotopes is a key characteristic of nuclear magnetic resonance gyroscopes (NMRGs). A pump-induced biphasic relaxation (PBR) model is proposed to describe the pump dependence of the transverse relaxation rate of 129Xe nuclear spin. The distribution of electron polarization is theoretically analyzed based on the Bloch-Torrey equations and the volume-averaged polarization is evaluated through NMR frequency shift measurements. Experimental results confirm the theoretical quadratic dependence between Γ and PRb with a high fitting accuracy (R2 = 0.9969). The predicted linear (R2 > 0.9966) and hyperbolic (R2 > 0.9942) regimes of Γ versus pump power are also observed. Validation across different pump power conditions shows agreement between the model and measurements, with an average relative deviation of 0.2169%. The multi-stage process of nuclear spin relaxation is quantified, thereby providing a robust validation for the PBR model.
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