title: A mobile one-sided NMR sensor with a homogeneous magnetic field: the NMR-MOLE.
abstract: A new portable NMR sensor with a novel one-sided access magnet design, termed NMR-MOLE (MObile Lateral Explorer), has been characterised in terms of sensitivity and depth penetration. The magnet has been designed to be portable and create a volume with a relatively homogeneous magnetic field, 15,000 ppm over a region from 4 to 16 mm away from the probe, with maximum sensitivity at a depth of 10 mm. The proton NMR frequency is 3.3 MHz. We have demonstrated that with this approach a highly sensitive, portable, unilateral NMR sensor can be built. Such a design is especially suited for the characterisation of liquids in situations where unilateral or portable access is required.
authors.affiliation: Magritek Limited, 32 Salamanca Road, Wellington, New Zealand. bertram.manz@ibmt.fraunhofer.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Manz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dykstra
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Eccles
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Parkinson
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Callaghan
mesh_terms: D045424:Complex Mixtures / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014159:Transducers
chemical_list: D045424:Complex Mixtures