SAMPLE INTRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POLARIZATION

摘要

A sample polarization system comprises an input stage that includes a sample input port configured and arranged to receive and to provide a sample molecule carrier, and cool the sample molecule carrier from a first temperature to a second temperature as it travels along a length of the input stage, and provides the sample molecule carrier at a input stage output. A closed volume having an interior receives the sample molecule carrier from the input stage output and holds a plurality of sample molecule carriers in the high magnetic field created by a magnet adjacent to the closed volume, and outputs the sample molecule carrier from a closed volume output port. An output stage that includes an output stage input receives the sample molecule carrier from the closed volume output port and warms the sample molecule carrier as it travels from the output stage input to an output stage output to provide a hyperpolarized sample molecule.

主权项

1. A sample polarization system within a cryogenic environment, comprising:
an input stage that includes a sample input port configured and arranged to receive and to provide a sample molecule carrier, and cool the sample molecule carrier from a first temperature to a second temperature as it travels along a length of the input stage, and provides the sample molecule carrier at a input stage output; a closed volume having an interior configured to receive the sample molecule carrier from the input stage output and hold a plurality of sample molecule carriers in the high magnetic field created by a magnet adjacent to the closed volume, and output the sample molecule carrier from a closed volume output port; and an output stage that includes an output stage input that receives the sample molecule carrier from the closed volume output port and warms the sample molecule carrier as it travels from the output stage input to an output stage output.