Simultaneous Detection of H and D NMR Signals in a micro-Tesla Field

Abstract

We present NMR spectra of remote-magnetized deuterated water, detected in an unshielded environment by means of a differential atomic magnetometer. The measurements are performed in a $\mu$T field, while pulsed techniques are applied -following the sample displacement- in a 100~$\mu$T field, to tip both D and H nuclei by controllable amounts. The broadband nature of the detection system enables simultaneous detection of the two signals and accurate evaluation of their decay times. The outcomes of the experiment demonstrate the potential of ultra-low-field NMR spectroscopy in important applications where the correlation between proton and deuteron spin-spin relaxation rates as a function of external parameters contains significant information.

7 pages (letter, 4 pages) plus supplemental material as an appendix. This document is the unedited author's version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Journal of Phys. Chem. Lett., copyright American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02854

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