Formation mechanisms and relaxation of NMR spin-echo signals excited by two arbitrary duration radio-frequency pulses in magnets

The work is devoted to the problem of multiple signals of nuclear spin echoes in magnets, excited by a series of radio-frequency (RF) arbitrary duration pulses exceeding the free induction decay time. The quantum-statistical approach based on the Liouville equation solution for the statistical operator of system is developed for the investigation of echo-processes. The obtained theoretical results for the number of echo signals, time moments of their formation and their intensities are in good agreement with experiments carried out on magnets (ferrites, ferrometals, half metals, manganites). The pointed approach is general and could be applied to EPR and NQR, which is interesting also for its application for remote detection of explosives and narcotics. The application of wide RF pulses and their sequences makes it possible to accumulate weak signals, enriches the echo-response spectrum with clearly separated intensive lines, i.e. essentially increases the sensitivity of apparatus and, correspondingly, the possibilities to explore the fine details of dynamical and relaxation processes taking place in nuclear spin-systems with sufficiently long relaxation times. The work contains also results of new experiments on study of relaxation processes in these systems.

Investigation of multiple echo signals formation mechanism in magnet at excitation by two arbitrary radio-frequency pulses

The quantum-mechanical calculations of intensities and time moments of appearance of multiple spin echo signals of excitation of nuclear spin system of magnet by two arbitrary width radio-frequency pulses were carried out. This method was used by us earlier at consideration of multiple-pulse analogs of single-pulse echo in multidomain magnets upon sudden jumps of the effecting magnetic field in the rotating coordinate system during the action of radio-frequency pulse. The formation mechanisms of echo signals are discussed. The appearance of four primary stimulated echo signals is predicted. The total number of echo signals at fixed parameters of radio-frequency pulses does not exceed thirteen ones. Theoretical conclusions are in compliance with experiments carried out on lithium ferrite. As it was established by us earlier in this magnetic dielectric, in difference from ferrometals, it is observed very short relaxation times of single-pulse and two-pulse stimulated echoes, and the contribution of radio-frequency pulse fronts distribution mechanism is insignificant. For this reason lithium ferrite is a good material for the experimental verification of theoretical conclusions in experimental conditions most close to the theoretical model.

The vacuum thermal treatment effect on the optical absorption spectra of the TiO2 coated by Ni-B nano-clasters photocatalyst powders

The thermal vacuum treatment effect on the optical absorption spectra of the TiO2 nanopowders, both pure and coated by the Ni-B clasters with the original electroless method was investigated. It was observed that the thermal treatment of pure TiO2 nanopowders does not change their optical absorption spectrum while after the coating of these powder particles by the Ni-B clasters the thermal treatment results in the increase of the optical light absorption in the visual region of spectrum. This points to the possibility of the significant improvement of the photocatalist efficiency of TiO2 nanopowders coated by the Ni-B clasters using the thermal treatment.