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Surprising absence of strong homonuclear coupling at low magnetic field explored by two-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Ivan V. Zhukov
International Tomography Center, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Alexey S. Kiryutin
International Tomography Center, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Ziqing Wang
Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
Milan Zachrdla
Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
Alexandra V. Yurkovskaya
International Tomography Center, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
International Tomography Center, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), Département de chimie, École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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We studied spin dynamics in nuclear spin systems at low magnetic fields, where strong coupling among nuclear spins of the same kind, here 13C, is expected. Such conditions are known to be favorable for coherent polarization transfer. However, to our surprise, interactions with other nuclei, i.e., protons, lead to a breakdown of the strong coupling conditions. By using a two-field nuclear magnetic resonance approach, we can manipulate low field-spin dynamics and reintroduce strong coupling.
We studied spin dynamics in nuclear spin systems at low magnetic fields, where strong coupling...
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