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International Journal of Magnetics and Electromagnetism

Coherence Amplification in Off-Diagonal Density Matrix Elements

Dennis J. Sorce

Published Aug 24, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate coherence amplification in off-diagonal density matrix elements for a decoherence model for spin ½ particles with applied radio-frequency pulse without relaxation. The method of coherence amplification developed may be of general utility in applications in NMR/MRI.
DOI
10.35840/2631-5068/6537

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