Jonathan Birchall
Using Raman spectroscopy to improve hyperpolarized noble gas production for clinical lung imaging techniques
Birchall, Jonathan; Whiting, Nicholas; Skinner, Jason; Barlow, Michael J.; Goodson, Boyd M.
Authors
Nicholas Whiting
Jason Skinner
Michael J. Barlow
Boyd M. Goodson
Abstract
Spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP) can be used to “hyperpolarize” 129Xe for human lung MRI. SEOP involves transfer of angular momentum from light to an alkali metal (Rb) vapor, and then onto 129Xe nuclear spins during collisions; collisions between excited Rb and N2 ensure that incident optical energy is nonradiatively converted into heat. However, because variables that govern SEOP are temperature-dependent, the excess heat can complicate efforts to maximize spin polarization—particularly at high laser fluxes and xenon densities. Ultra-low frequency Raman spectroscopy may be used to perform in situ gas temperature measurements to investigate the interplay of energy thermalization and SEOP dynamics. Experimental configurations include an “orthogonal” pump-and-probe design and a newer “inline” design (with source and detector on the same axis) that has provided a >20-fold improvement in SNR. The relationship between 129Xe polarization and the spatiotemporal distribution of N2 rotational temperatures has been investigated as a function of incident laser flux, exterior cell temperature, and gas composition. Significantly elevated gas temperatures have been observed —hundreds of degrees hotter than exterior cell surfaces—and variances with position and time can indicate underlying energy transport, convection, and Rb mass-transport processes that, if not controlled, can negatively impact 129Xe hyperpolarization.
Citation
Birchall, J., Whiting, N., Skinner, J., Barlow, M. J., & Goodson, B. M. (2017). Using Raman spectroscopy to improve hyperpolarized noble gas production for clinical lung imaging techniques. In Raman spectroscopy and applications (247-268). London: InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/65114
Acceptance Date | Aug 4, 2016 |
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Online Publication Date | Feb 15, 2017 |
Publication Date | Feb 15, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Aug 10, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 10, 2018 |
Publisher | InTech |
Pages | 247-268 |
Book Title | Raman spectroscopy and applications |
Chapter Number | 12 |
ISBN | 9789535129073; 9789535129080 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5772/65114 |
Keywords | low-frequency Raman, hyperpolarization, spin-exchange optical pumping, xenon NMR/MRI, low-field NMR, remote temperature measurement |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/988934 |
Contract Date | Aug 10, 2018 |
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