170 nm nuclear magnetic resonance imaging using magnetic resonance force microscopy

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 336-340

  Thurber, Kent R ^a   Harrell, Lee E ^b   Smith, Doran D ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Force detected NMR; GaAs; MRFM; NMR microscopy; Optical pumping

Indexed keywords

MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTICAL PUMPING; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

NUCLEAR SPIN POLARIZATION;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0041993692     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-7807(03)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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