Multi-turn split-conductor transmission-line resonators.
Multi-turn split-conductor transmission-line resonators (MSTR) can be designed to operate over a wide range of NMR operating frequencies without lumped tuning capacitors. This architecture constitutes an alternative solution to recent designs proposed for high-Q, thin-film, high-temperature superconducting NMR probes. An advantage is that the resonant frequency can be calculated in a relatively simple manner in terms of coil turns or total coil length, coil width, substrate thickness, and dielectric constant. Analytical calculation of the resonant frequency is provided. Also, a series of MSTRs was constructed on a double copper-clad substrate, and their resonant frequencies are noted. The results obtained were in good agreement with the predicted values.
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Unité de Recherche en Résonance Magnétique Médicale (Associate Laboratory of the CNRS [URA2212]), Université de Paris XI, Orsay, France.
Haziza
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Darrasse
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Kan
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D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008280:Magnetics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013499:Surface Properties