14 N pulsed nuclear quadrupole resonance. 1. Nutation experiments in the case of an axially symmetric electric field gradient tensor

Author: Cordier B.   Grandclaude D.   Retournard A.   Merlat L.   Canet D.  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 1362-3028

Source: Molecular Physics, Vol.103, Iss.19, 2005-10, pp. : 2593-2598

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Abstract

An exact theory based on density matrix calculations is provided for assessing the nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) behaviour of a spin 1 ( 14 N) subjected to a single radio-frequency pulse. It concerns a powder sample in zero magnetic field with the assumption of an axially symmetric electric field gradient tensor. Theoretical results, in terms of signal evolution as a function of the pulse length (nutation experiments), are checked against values of the radio-frequency field amplitude provided by NMR measurements performed with the same equipment. Good agreement between theory and experiment is obtained.