Hyperpolarized Xenon for NMR and MRI ApplicationsChristopher Witte 1, Martin Kunth 1, Jörg Döpfert 1, Federica Rossella 1, Leif Schröder 1
1ERC Project BiosensorImaging, Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie
The production of hyperpolarized xenon by means of spin exchange optical pumping (SEOP) is described. This method yields a ~10000-fold enhancement of the nuclear spin polarization of Xe-129 and has applications in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging. Examples of gas phase and solution state experiments are given.
