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To address the demands in healthcare and industrial settings for spatially resolved magnetic imaging, we present a modular optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) system comprising a multi-sensor array of highly sensitive quantum magnetometers.…
We present a permanent magnet arrangement that can achieve a tuneable axial magnetic field from 1.80(8)-2.67(2) kG along the z-axis, where (x,y) = (0,0), with a rms field variation of less than 1% over a length of 25 mm. The instrument…
We consider the magnetic properties of the hollow cylindrical ideal remanence magnet. This magnet is the cylindrical permanent magnet that generates a uniform field in the cylinder bore, using the least amount of magnetic energy to do so.…
We develop a novel next generation light-weight highly flexible pediatric coil array, combine it with a high-density pediatric posterior array or conventional posterior phased array, and determine feasibility of pediatric clinical use. A…
We present the prototype module of our extendible and robust multichannel SQUID magnetometer system. A multi-module arrangement can be implemented by using up to 7 modules. It is intended for high-precision measurements of biomagnetism and…
Magnetically-sensitive experiments and newly-developed quantum technologies with integrated high-permeability magnetic shields require increasing control of their magnetic field environment and reductions in size, weight, power and cost.…
Purpose: Low-field MRI systems operate at single MHz-range frequencies, where signal losses are primarily dominated by thermal noise from the radio-frequency (RF) receive coils. Achieving operation close to this limit is essential for…
In this work, a study on the development of scalable multicavity architectures for axion haloscopes, based on a hexagonal coaxial geometry operating at $30$ GHz frequencies, is presented. To enhance the scanning rate and sensitivity within…
The maximum magnetic efficiency of a general multipole Halbach cylinder of order $p$ is found as function of $p$. The efficiency is shown to decrease for increasing absolute value of $p$. The optimal ratio between the inner and outer…
We report on the design, construction, and characterization of a 10 m-long high-performance magnetic shield for Very Long Baseline Atom Interferometry (VLBAI). We achieve residual fields below 4 nT and longitudinal inhomogeneities below 2.5…
Access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains severely limited in low- and middle-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, despite rising rates of non-communicable diseases. Low-field MRI presents an affordable, locally…
Magnetic fields are a defining yet enigmatic aspect of the interstellar medium (ISM), with their three-dimensional mapping posing a substantial challenge. In this study, we harness the innovative Velocity Gradient Technique (VGT),…
The recent introduction of portable, low-field MRI (LF-MRI) into the clinical setting has the potential to transform neuroimaging. However, LF-MRI is limited by lower resolution and signal-to-noise ratio, leading to incomplete…
A three-step model for calculating the magnetic field generated by coils inside cuboid-shaped shields like magnetically shielded rooms (MSRs) is presented. The shield is modelled as two parallel plates of infinite width and one tube of…
The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) began near-continuous full-disk solar measurements on 1 May 2010 from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). An automated processing pipeline keeps pace with observations to produce observable…
A versatile and portable magnetically shielded room with a field of (700 \pm 200) pT within a central volume of 1m x 1m x 1m and a field gradient less than 300 pT/m is described. This performance represents more than a hundred-fold…
Magnetic field source localization and imaging happen at different scales. The sensing baseline ranges from meter scale such as magnetic anomaly detection, centimeter scale such as brain field imaging to nanometer scale such as the imaging…
There exist a number of experiments/applications where the second dimension of the bore of Bitter magnets is not fully utilized. Using an analytical solution for elliptical bore coils, we show that reducing one of the dimensions of the bore…
The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) governs the quality of signal detection and directly impacts the clarity and reliability of the acquired images. Recent advances in metamaterials have enabled lightweight…
The purpose of this study is to propose a brain tissue-selective, optimized slice-by-slice B0 field shimming for high-resolution brain diffusion MRI. We incorporated actual gradient fields of X, Y, and Z gradient coils in the calculation of…