Magnetic Resonance Laboratory

Publications

Journal papers

• Jaafar N. Ansari, Karen L. Sauer, and James K. Glasbrenner, The Predictive Power of Different Projector-Augmented Wave Potentials for Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance, Crystals 9, 507 (2019).

• Robert J.Cooper, David W.Prescott, Garrett J.Lee, and Karen L.Sauer, RF atomic magnetometer array with over 40 dB interference suppression using electron spin resonance, Journal of Magnetic Resonance 296, 36 (2018).

• Robert J. Cooper, Brian L. Mark, David W. Prescott, Karen L. Sauer, Improving the design of atomic magnetometer arrays for RF interference mitigation in NQR detection of explosives , Proc. SPIE 10182, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XXII, 1018208 (2017).

• Robert J. Cooper, David W. Prescott, Peter Matz, Karen L. Sauer, Nezih Dural, Michael V. Romalis, Elizabeth L. Foley, Thomas W. Kornack, Mark Monti, and Jeffrey Okamitsu Atomic Magnetometer Multisensor Array for rf Interference Mitigation and Unshielded Detection of Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance, Phys. Rev. Applied 6, 064014 (2016).

• J. B. Miller, C. A. Klug, K. L. Sauer, and J. P. Yesinowski Temporal and spatial evolution of nuclear polarization in optically pumped InP, Phys. Rev. B 91, 245205 (2015).

• David A. Keder, David W. Prescott, Adam W. Conovaloff and Karen L. Sauer, An unshielded radio-frequency atomic magnetometer with sub-femtoTesla sensitivity, AIP Advances 4, 127159 (2014).

• M. W. Malone and K. L. Sauer, Heteronuclear dipolar coupling in spin-1 NQR pulsed spin locking, Journal of Magnetic Resonance 238, 8 (2014).

• O. Alem, K.L. Sauer, and M.V. Romalis, Spin damping in an RF atomic magnetometer, Physical Review A 87, 013413 (2013).

• M. W. Malone and K. L. Sauer, Homonuclear Dipolar Coupling and CPMG Spin-Echoes in NQR, Applied Magnetic Resonance, 43, 541 (2012).

• D. W. Prescott, M. W. Malone, S. P. Douglass, and K. L. Sauer, Rabi and Larmor nuclear quadrupole double resonance of spin-1 nuclei, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 137, 214201 (2012).

• M. W. Malone, M. McGillvray, and K. L. Sauer, Revealing dipolar coupling with NQR off-resonant pulsed spin locking, Phys. Rev. B 84, 214430 (2011).

• K. L. Sauer, C. A. Klug, J. B. Miller, and J. P. Yesinowski Optically pumped InP: Nuclear polarization from NMR frequency shifts, Phys. Rev. B 84,085202 (2011).

• J.B. Miller, K.L. Sauer, C.A. Klug, and M.L. Buess, Efficient Excitation and Ringing Suppression in Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance, book chapter in NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Explosives Detection Using Magnetic and Nuclear Resonance Techniques (2009).

• D.W. Prescott, J.B. Miller, C. Tourigny and K.L. Sauer, Nuclear quadrupole resonance single-pulse echoes, Journal of Magnetic Resonance 194, 1 (2008).

• D.W. Prescott, O. Olmedo, S. Soon, and K.L. Sauer, Low-Field Approach to Double Resonance in NQR of Spin-1, Journal of Chemical Physics 126, 204504 (2007).

• S.-K. Lee, K.L. Sauer, S.J. Seltzer, O. Alem, M.V. Romalis, A subfemtotesla radio-frequency atomic magnetometer for detection of nuclear quadrupole resonance, Applied Physics Letters 89, 214106 (2006) .

• K.L. Sauer and C.A. Klug, Spin dynamics in the pulsed spin locking of nuclear quadrupole resonance, Physical Review B 74, 174410 (2006) .

• I.M. Savukov, S. Seltzer, M.V. Romalis, and K.L. Sauer, Detection of radio-frequency magnetic fields with an atomic magnetometer, Physical Review Letters 95 , 063004 (2005).

• Kent R. Thurber, Karen L. Sauer, Michael L. Buess, Christopher A. Klug, and Joel B. Miller, Increasing ¹⁴N NQR signal by ¹H-¹⁴N level crossing with small magnetic field, Journal of Magnetic Resonance 177, 118 (2005).

• K.L. Sauer, C.A. Klug, J.B. Miller, and A.N. Garroway, Using quaternions to design composite pulses for spin-1 NQR, Applied Magnetic Resonance 25, 485 (2004).

• B.H. Suits, A.N. Garroway, J.B. Miller, and K.L. Sauer, ¹⁴N magnetic resonance for materials detection in the field, Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 24, 123 (2003).

• K.L. Sauer, B.H. Suits, A.N. Garroway, and J.B. Miller, Secondary echoes in three-frequency nuclear quadrupole resonance of spin-1 nuclei, Journal of Chemical Physics 118, 5071 (2003).

• K.L. Sauer, B.H. Suits, A.N. Garroway, and J.B. Miller, Three-frequency nuclear quadrupole resonance of spin-1 nuclei, Chemical Physics Letters 342, 362 (2001).

• K.L. Sauer, F. Marion, P.J. Nacher, and G. Tastevin, NMR instabilities and spectral clustering in laser-polarized liquid xenon, Physical Review B 63, 184427 (2001).

• P.J. Nacher, G. Tastevin, B. Villard, N. Piegay, F. Marion, and K. Sauer, NMR instabilities in spin-polarized liquids: ³He, ³He-⁴He mixtures and ¹²⁹Xe, Journal of Low Temperature Physics 121, 743 (2000).

• K.L. Sauer, R.J. Fitzgerald, and W. Happer, Resonance technique to probe ¹²⁹Xe surface interactions, Physical Review A 59, R1746 (1999).

• D. Levron, D.K. Walter, S. Appelt, R.J. Fitzgerald, D. Kahn, S.E. Korbly, K.L. Sauer, W. Happer, T.L. Earles, L.J. Mawst, D. Botez, M. Harvey, L. Dimarco, J.C. Conolly, H.E. Moller, X.J. Chen, G.P. Cofer, G.A. Johnson, Magnetic resonance imaging of hyperpolarized ¹²⁹Xe produced by spin exchange with diode-laser pumped Cs, Applied Physics Letters 73, 2666 (1998).

• R.J. Fitzgerald, K.L. Sauer, and W. Happer, Cross-relaxation in laser-polarized liquid xenon, Chemical Physics Letters 284, 87 (1998).

• K.L. Sauer, R.J. Fitzgerald, and W. Happer, Laser-polarized liquid xenon, Chemical Physics Letters 277, 153 (1997).

• J.P. Muggler, B. Driehuys, J.R. Brookeman, G.D. Cates, S.S. Berr, R.G. Bryant, T.M. Daniel, E.E. deLange, J.H. Downs, C.J. Erickson, W. Happer, D.P. Hinton, N.F. Kassel, T. Maier, C.D. Phillips, B.T. Saam, K.L. Sauer, M.E. Wagshul, MR Imaging and spectroscopy using hyperpolarized ¹²⁹Xe gas: preliminary human results, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 37, 809 (1997).

• B. Driehuys, G.D. Cates, E. Miron, K. Sauer, D.K. Walter, and W. Happer, High-volume production of laser-polarized ¹²⁹Xe, Applied Physics Letters 69, 1668 (1996).

• T. Sizer II, T.K. Woodward, U. Keller, K. Sauer, T-H Chiu, D.L. Sivco, and A.Y. Cho, Measurement of carrier escape rates, exciton saturation intensity and saturation density in electrically biased multiple quantum well modulators, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 30, 399 (1994).

Patents

• M.V. Romalis, K.L. Sauer, I. Savukov, S.J. Seltzer, S-K Lee, Subfemtotesla radio-frequency atomic magnetometer for nuclear quadrupole resonance detection, U.S. Patent No. 7,521,928, dated April 21, 2009.

• K.L. Sauer, C.A. Klug, A. Garroway, J.B. Miller, Cancellation of ringing in magnetic resonance utilizing a composite pulse, U.S. Patent No. H002177, dated Jan. 2, 2007.

• K.L. Sauer, B.H. Suits, J.B. Miller, A.N. Garroway, Y.K. Lee, S. Huo, Substance detection by nuclear quadrupole resonance using at least two different excitation frequencies, U.S. Patent No. 6,900,633, dated May 31, 2005.