Spin-Exchange optical pumping in a van

Christian Chauvin (1) , Louis Liagre (1) , Céline Boutin (2) , Emilie Mari (2) , Estelle Léonce (2) , G. Carret (2) , Bruno Coltrinari (2) , Patrick Berthault (2)

1 SB2SM - Service de Bioénergétique, Biologie Stucturale, et Mécanismes
2 LSDRM - Laboratoire Structure et Dynamique par Résonance Magnétique (LCF)

The advent of spin-hyperpolarization techniques designed to overcome the sensitivity issue of nuclear magnetic resonance owing to polarization transfer from more ordered systems has recently raised great enthusiasm. However, the out-of-equilibrium character of the polarization requires a close proximity between the area of production and the site of use. We present here a mobile spin-exchange optical pumping setup that enables production of laser-polarized noble gases in a standalone mode, in close proximity to hospitals or research laboratories. Only compressed air and mains power need to be supplied by the host laboratory

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Material chemistry

Christian Chauvin, Louis Liagre, Céline Boutin, Emilie Mari, Estelle Léonce, et al.. Spin-Exchange optical pumping in a van. Review of Scientific Instruments, 2016, 87, pp.016105. ⟨10.1063/1.4940928⟩. ⟨cea-01264746⟩