Patent Application: US-91705792-A

Abstract:
a magnetic field generating assembly having at least two magnetic fields in the same sense . the generators are arranged such that , in use in a working region external to the generators , the resultant magnetic field exhibits a gradient extending in a first direction and at least second order variations in the fields in directions transverse to the first direction within the working region are substantially balanced such that an nmr experiment can be performed on a sample within the working region in accordance with the related method . the magnetic electrical field generators are substantially coaxial electrical coils , wherein the axis extends in the first direction .

Description:
fig1 illustrates an example of nmr apparatus in schematic form which comprises a coil assembly 1 described in more detail below in connection with fig4 . the apparatus comprises a pair of coaxial , superconducting coils 2 , 3 spaced apart along a common axis 4 . the coils 2 , 3 will be housedin a conventional cryostat ( not shown ). as explained below , the coils are positioned so as to generate in a working region 5 a magnetic field which exhibits a linear gradient along the axis 4 and is substantially homogeneous in the direction orthogonal to the axis 4 . consequently , the working region 5 defines a region suitable for performing an nmr experiment . the apparatus includes an rf coil 6 positioned to generate an rf magnetic field orthogonal to the direction of the magnetic field withinthe working region and also to detect resultant signal echoes . finally , conventional gradient coils 7 may be provided to superimpose gradients in directions orthogonal to the axis or within the working region 5 . the invention will be described by way of example in connection with a working region 5 situated 15 cm away from the nearest part of the coil 2 . this distance will provide space for mechanical supports and , in the case of superconducting coils , cryogenic components . a system will be describedsuch that the radial extent of the working region is about 30 cm so as to provide an area of more than 0 . 25 m 2 . it is necessary to consider the radial variation of field at the point of interest . the field at a point r on the surface of the working region 5 can be written as a taylor expansion about the axis 4 ( the z axis ): ## equ1 ## because of the symmetry , only the even terms appear . to obtain a set of flat , evenly spaced surfaces , one should seek a coil system where the radial derivatives sum to zero . the greater the number of derivatives one can make sufficiently small , the larger will be the radial extent of the working volume . the calculation of the radial derivatives is not so straightforward as for the axial ones . where computer programs for calculating off - axis fields are available , the radial derivatives may be obtained either by fitting a polynomial to a radial field plot , or by numerical differentiation . these techniques are known to people skilled in the art and will not be descriedin detail . fig2 shows the second and fourth radial derivatives for a coil8 ( 8000 turn / cm 2 ) plotted as a function of the radius of the coil . it can be seen that the second derivative goes through zero and changes sign from negative to positive at about a radius of 35 cm in this case . the fourth derivative changes sign twice at about 12 cm and 65 cm . this gives us sufficient degrees of freedom to cancel with the region 5 the second derivatives with a pair of coils or to cancel both second and fourth derivatives simultaneously with a system of three coils . the data used to generate fig2 is given in table 1 below . in this table , the dimensions a1 , b1 , a2 and b2 are as shown in fig2 while the zero to 4th order derivatives of axial field are denoted by h0 - h4 respectively . table 1______________________________________coil position 1a1 cm 1 . 000e + 001a2 2 . 000e + 001b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000radial derivatives gauss , cm unitsh0 = 7 . 358e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = - 3 . 777e + 001 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = 2 . 010e - 001coil position 2a1 cm 2 . 000e + 001a2 3 . 000e + 001b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000h0 = 9 . 587e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = - 1 . 329e + 001 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = - 1 . 899e - 001coil position 3a1 cm 3 . 000e + 001a2 4 . 000e + 001b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000h0 = 9 . 393e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = - 2 . 139e + 000 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = - 7 . 542e - 002coil position 4a1 cm 4 . 000e + 001a2 5 . 000e + 001b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000h0 = 8 . 515e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = 8 . 395e - 001 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = - 2 . 158e - 002coil position 5a1 cm 5 . 000e + 001a2 6 . 000e + 001b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000h0 = 7 . 579e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = 1 . 350e + 000 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = - 5 . 393e - 003coil position 6a1 cm 6 . 000e + 001a2 7 . 000e + 001b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000h0 = 6 . 747e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = 1 . 237e + 000 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = - 9 . 096e - 004coil position 7a1 cm 7 . 000e + 001a2 8 . 000e + 001b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000h0 = 6 . 042e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = 1 . 011e + 000 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = 2 . 356e - 004coil position 8a1 cm 8 . 000e + 001a2 9 . 000e + 001b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000h0 = 5 . 452e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = 8 . 013e - 001 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = 4 . 457e - 004coil position 9a1 cm 9 . 000e + 001a2 1 . 000e + 002b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000h0 = 4 . 956e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = 6 . 322e - 001 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = 4 . 101e - 004coil position 10a1 cm 1 . 000e + 002a2 1 . 100e + 002b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000h0 = 4 . 536e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = 5 . 016e - 001 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = 3 . 266e - 004______________________________________ fig3 shows a simple example of a two - coil system formed by coils 9 , 10 . fig3 has two sections , the main section illustrating contours of constant field labelled 11 - 13 corresponding to field values of 10 , 001 , 8784 , and 7545 gauss respectively while the second section of fig3 illustrates the variation in total field strength along the axis of the assembly at different radii . each coil has a turn density of 8000 amp / cm 2 . the data used to generate fig3 is given in table 2 below . in this table , the values hmod are plotted , where hmod 2 = hr 2 + hz 2 , and hr , hz are the radial and axial field components respectively . it will be appreciated that only some of the field plots areshown in fig3 . table 2__________________________________________________________________________coil 10a1 cm 3 . 400e + 001a2 3 . 900e + 001b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000 / e + 000coil 9a1 cm 4 . 500e + 001a2 5 . 000e + 001b1 - 2 . 500e + 001b2 - 1 . 500e + 001highest order 4 . 000e + 000radial derivativesh0 = 8 . 748e + 003 h1 = 0 . 000e + 000h2 = - 3 . 996e - 002 h3 = 0 . 000e + 000h4 = - 3 . 823e - 002field plotsz hr hz hmod__________________________________________________________________________r 0 . 000e + 000 - 1 . 000e + 001 0 . 000e + 000 1 . 109e + 004 1 . 109e + 004 - 7 . 500e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 1 . 058e + 004 1 . 058e + 004 - 5 . 000e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 1 . 001e + 004 1 . 001e + 004 - 2 . 500e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 9 . 408e + 003 9 . 408e + 003 0 . 000e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 8 . 784e + 000 8 . 784e + 003 2 . 500e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 8 . 158e + 003 8 . 158e + 003 5 . 000e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 7 . 545e + 003 7 . 545e + 003 7 . 500e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 6 . 953e + 003 6 . 953e + 003 1 . 000e + 001 0 . 000e + 000 6 . 390e + 003 6 . 390e + 003r 5 . 000e + 000 - 1 . 000e + 001 4 . 801e + 002 1 . 117e + 004 1 . 118e + 004 - 7 . 500e + 000 5 . 520e + 002 1 . 064e + 004 1 . 066e + 004 - 5 . 000e + 000 6 . 005e + 002 1 . 005e + 004 1 . 007e + 004 - 2 . 500e + 000 6 . 273e + 002 9 . 426e + 003 9 . 447e + 003 0 . 000e + 000 6 . 352e + 002 8 . 785e + 003 8 . 808e + 003 2 . 500e + 000 6 . 277e + 002 8 . 145e + 003 8 . 169e + 003 5 . 000e + 000 6 . 085e + 002 7 . 521e + 003 7 . 546e + 003 7 . 500e + 000 5 . 808e + 002 6 . 923e + 003 6 . 947e + 003 1 . 000e + 001 5 . 476e + 002 6 . 356e + 003 6 . 379e + 003r 1 . 000e + 001 - 1 . 000e + 001 1 . 032e + 003 1 . 142e + 004 1 . 147e + 004 - 7 . 500e + 000 1 . 176e + 003 1 . 082e + 004 1 . 088e + 004 - 5 . 000e + 000 1 . 268e + 003 1 . 016e + 004 1 . 024e + 004 - 2 . 500e + 000 1 . 312e + 003 9 . 409e + 003 9 . 559e + 003 0 . 000e + 000 1 . 317e + 003 8 . 775e + 003 8 . 873e + 003 2 . 500e + 000 1 . 290e + 003 8 . 095e + 003 8 . 198e + 003 5 . 000e + 000 1 . 242e + 003 7 . 442e + 003 7 . 545e + 003 7 . 500e + 000 1 . 177e + 003 6 . 824e + 003 6 . 925e + 003 1 . 000e + 000 1 . 104e + 003 6 . 246e + 003 6 . 343e + 003r 1 . 500e + 001 - 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1 . 000e + 001 4 . 532e + 003 1 . 311e + 004 1 . 387e + 004 - 7 . 500e + 000 4 . 653e + 003 1 . 162e + 004 1 . 251e + 004 - 5 . 000e + 000 4 . 549e + 003 1 . 028e + 004 1 . 124e + 004 - 2 . 500e + 000 4 . 318e + 003 9 . 108e + 003 1 . 008e + 004 0 . 000e + 000 4 . 023e + 003 8 . 097e + 003 9 . 041e + 003 2 . 500e + 000 3 . 705e + 003 7 . 224e + 003 8 . 119e + 003 5 . 000e + 000 3 . 385e + 003 7 . 224e + 003 7 . 301e + 003 7 . 500e + 000 3 . 076e + 003 5 . 812e + 003 6 . 576e + 003 1 . 000e + 001 2 . 785e + 003 5 . 240e + 003 5 . 934e + 003r 3 . 000e + 001 - 1 . 000e + 001 7 . 388e + 003 1 . 320e + 004 1 . 512e + 004 - 7 . 500e + 000 6 . 889e + 003 1 . 111e + 004 1 . 307e + 004 - 5 . 000e + 000 6 . 275e + 003 9 . 514e + 003 1 . 140e + 004 - 2 . 500e + 000 5 . 658e + 003 8 . 254e + 003 1 . 001e + 004 0 . 000e + 000 5 . 077e + 003 7 . 237e + 003 8 . 840e + 003 2 . 500e + 000 4 . 545e + 003 6 . 399e + 003 7 . 849e + 003 5 . 000e + 000 4 . 065e + 003 5 . 698e + 003 6 . 999e + 003 7 . 500e + 000 3 . 634e + 003 5 . 104e + 003 6 . 265e + 003 1 . 000e + 001 3 . 249e + 003 4 . 595e + 003 5 . 628e + 003contour plotsr z db / dz error__________________________________________________________________________z - 5 . 000e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 - 5 . 000e + 000 - 2 . 345e + 002 1 . 001e + 004 2 . 500e + 000 - 4 . 941e + 000 - 2 . 367e + 002 8 . 387e - 006 5 . 000e + 000 - 4 . 770e + 000 - 2 . 431e + 002 2 . 506e - 005 7 . 500e + 000 - 4 . 504e + 000 - 2 . 537e + 002 4 . 037e - 005 1 . 000e + 000 - 4 . 168e + 000 - 2 . 685e + 002 5 . 354e - 005 1 . 250e + 000 - 3 . 789e + 000 - 2 . 874e + 002 6 . 261e - 005 1 . 500e + 000 - 3 . 401e + 000 - 3 . 102e + 002 6 . 436e - 005 1 . 750e + 000 - 3 . 034e + 000 - 3 . 367e + 002 5 . 890e - 005 2 . 000e + 000 - 2 . 718e + 000 - 3 . 669e + 002 4 . 281e - 005 2 . 250e + 000 - 2 . 481e + 000 - 4 . 004e + 002 1 . 921e - 005 2 . 500e + 000 - 2 . 351e + 000 - 4 . 365e + 002 2 . 340e - 006 2 . 750e + 000 - 2 . 353e + 000 - 4 . 743e + 002 1 . 950e - 007 3 . 000e + 000 - 2 . 512e + 000 - 5 . 117e + 002 5 . 715e - 005z 0 . 000e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 - 2 . 500e + 002 8 . 784e + 003 2 . 500e + 000 2 . 358e - 002 - 2 . 514e + 002 3 . 002e - 006 5 . 000e + 000 9 . 162e - 002 - 2 . 555e + 002 8 . 116e - 006 7 . 500e + 000 1 . 966e - 001 - 2 . 623e + 002 1 . 223e - 005 1 . 000e + 000 3 . 268e - 001 - 2 . 718e + 002 1 . 490e - 005 1 . 250e + 000 4 . 673e - 001 - 2 . 839e + 002 1 . 534e - 005 1 . 500e + 000 6 . 004e - 001 - 2 . 986e + 002 1 . 323e - 005 1 . 750e + 000 7 . 071e - 001 - 3 . 158e + 002 8 . 560e - 006 2 . 000e + 000 7 . 674e - 001 - 3 . 353e + 002 3 . 002e - 006 2 . 250e + 000 7 . 610e - 001 - 3 . 569e + 002 1 . 112e - 007 2 . 500e + 000 6 . 672e - 001 - 3 . 800e + 002 7 . 115e - 006 2 . 750e + 000 4 . 651e - 001 - 4 . 040e + 002 3 . 491e - 005 3 . 000e + 000 1 . 331e - 001 - 4 . 278e + 002 9 . 272e - 005z 5 . 000e + 000 0 . 000e + 000 5 . 000e + 000 - 2 . 411e + 002 7 . 545e + 003 2 . 500e + 000 5 . 002e + 000 - 2 . 420e + 002 6 . 472e - 008 5 . 000e + 000 5 . 006e + 000 - 2 . 445e + 002 3 . 236e - 007 7 . 500e + 000 5 . 008e + 000 - 2 . 487e + 002 1 . 942e - 007 1 . 000e + 000 5 . 002e + 000 - 2 . 545e + 002 3 . 883e - 007 1 . 250e + 000 4 . 980e + 000 - 2 . 620e + 002 1 . 294e - 006 1 . 500e + 000 4 . 931e + 000 - 2 . 710e + 002 1 . 877e - 006 1 . 750e + 000 4 . 845e + 000 - 2 . 815e + 002 1 . 489e - 006 2 . 000e + 000 4 . 707e + 000 - 2 . 934e + 002 1 . 489e - 006 2 . 250e + 000 4 . 505e + 000 - 3 . 064e + 002 1 . 016e - 005 2 . 500e + 000 4 . 223e + 000 - 3 . 203e + 002 2 . 796e - 005 2 . 750e + 000 3 . 845e + 000 - 3 . 348e + 002 5 . 889e - 005 3 . 000e + 000 3 . 355e + 000 - 3 . 492e + 002 1 . 058e - 004__________________________________________________________________________ as can be seen in fig3 the working region 5 has substantially flat surfaces effectively defined by the 10 , 001 and 7545 gauss contours . this system is dominated by the fourth derivative which could be cancelled by making use of a third coil . however , it is possible to exploit the variation of the radial gradients with the axial position of the coils to achieve this without the need for a third coil . this is illustrated in fig4 which is similar to fig3 but for a system such as that shown schematically in fig1 in which coils 11 , 12 are offset along a common axis . this achieves the same cancellation of second order radial gradientsas in fig3 but has a lower fourth derivative due to the greater axial distance of the inner coil from the working region . the data used to generate fig4 is set out in table 3 below . table 3__________________________________________________________________________coil 11a1 cm 3 . 400e + 001a2 3 . 610e + 001b1 - 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selective re - phasing 180 degree pulse , p2 , which create echo e1 . the dynamically applied gradient sequence is labelled &# 34 ; applied read gradient &# 34 ;, &# 34 ; applied phase encode gradient &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; applied slice gradient &# 34 ;. taking these in order , the read gradient is applied in the radial direction and is essentially the same as is required within the bore of a conventional imaging magnet . in this direction , the spin system is de - phased after the selective pulse p1 and re - phased after the non selective pulse p2 to form the echo which is detected and digitized as normal . likewise , the phase encode gradient is applied between the two pulses , p1 and p2 , and its amplitude is varied in each successive application to provide a second dimension of spatial encoding and thus a full two dimensional image . the applied slice gradient produces the desired slice gradient in conjunction with the static field gradient , the static gradient being inherent to the main magnetic field system . in detail , at time marked a no gradient is dynamically applied during the course of the selective radio frequency pulse p1 which is designed to rotate just the selected spins . after the pulse p1 is over , a gradient pulse is applied between points marked b and c , to rephase the spins to produce a coherent signal . typically , as is well known to those skilled inthe art , this gradient must be in the reverse direction to that present during the pulse . if the pulse p1 is both amplitude and or phase modulatedthe rotated spins may still be in phase following rf excitation in which case the gradient portion b to c will not be required to be different to the amplitude during period c to d . following point c , a gradient field isapplied throughout the remainder of the sequence until the echo has been sampled at point d , and then can be removed until a subsequent sequence . as with conventional imaging , a selective pulse can be used in place of p2 , again with the appropriate offset added to the conventional slice gradient during the selective 180 degree rf re - phase process . in this way , a multi - slice imaging procedure can be performed by the conventional technique of changing the radio frequency for each slice . the same principle can be applied to the read and phase encode gradients . the same style of addition of static offset should be applied to any gradient pulses that are applied in the axial direction .