Using metamaterial yokes in NMR measurements

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 200-207

  Allard, Mathieu ^a   Henkelman, R Mark ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Metamaterials; Negative refraction; NMR spectroscopy; Swiss rolls

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

METAMATERIALS; MODE SPLITTING; NEGATIVE REFRACTION; SWISS ROLLS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33749047072     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2006.06.029     Document Type: Article

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