NMR signal reception: Virtual photons and coherent spontaneous emission

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 277-297

  Hoult, D I ^a   Bhakar, B ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 0031286154     PISSN: 10437347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0534(1997)9:5<277::aid-cmr1>3.0.co;2-w     Document Type: Article

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