Optimization of Pulses with Low Bandwidth for Improved Excitation of Multiple-Quantum Coherences in NMR of Quadrupolar Nuclei

Abstract

We discuss the commonly encountered problem when optimizing NMR pulses using optimal control that the otherwise very precise NMR theory does not provide as excellent agreement with experiments. We hypothesize that this disagreement is due to phase transients in the pulse due to abrupt phase- and amplitude changes resulting in a large bandwidth. We apply the GROUP algorithm that gives high fidelity pulses with a low bandwidth compared to the typical GRAPE pulses. Our results obtain a better agreement between experiment and simulations supporting our hypothesis and solution to the problem.

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