title: A single-chip array of NMR receivers.
abstract: We present the first single-chip array of integrated NMR receivers for parallel spectroscopy and imaging. The array, optimized for operation at 300 MHz, is composed of eight separate channels, with each channel consisting of a detection coil, a tuning capacitor, a low noise amplifier and a 50 ohm buffer. As all the integrated electronics are placed underneath the reception coils, the array is densely packed. Each single-channel reception coil has a diameter of 500 microm, resulting in a total active area of 1 mm by 2 mm for the array. The (1)H time-domain spin sensitivity of a single channel is approximately 1x10(15) spins/square root(Hz).
authors.affiliation: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. jens.anders@epfl.ch
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anders
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chiaramonte
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: SanGiorgio
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boero
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D040081:Protein Array Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018511:Systems Integration; D014159:Transducers