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Batch-Mode Clinical-Scale Optical Hyperpolarization of Xenon-129 Using an Aluminum Jacket with Rapid Temperature Ramping

Chekmenev, Eduard Y.; Birchall, Jonathan R.; Barlow, Michael J.; Nikolaou, Panayiotis; Irwin, Robert K.; Coffey, Aaron M.; Goodson, Boyd M.; Kidd, Bryce E.; Bales, Liana B.; Murphy, Megan; Molway, Michael

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Authors

Eduard Y. Chekmenev

Jonathan R. Birchall

Michael J. Barlow

Panayiotis Nikolaou

Robert K. Irwin

Aaron M. Coffey

Boyd M. Goodson

Bryce E. Kidd

Liana B. Bales

Megan Murphy

Michael Molway



Abstract

We present spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP) using a third-generation (GEN-3) automated batch-mode clinical-scale 129Xe hyperpolarizer utilizing continuous high-power (∼170 W) pump laser irradiation and a novel aluminum jacket design for rapid temperature ramping of xenon-rich gas mixtures (up to 2 atm partial pressure). The aluminum jacket design is capable of heating SEOP cells from ambient temperature (typically 25 °C) to 70 °C (temperature of the SEOP process) in 4 min, and perform cooling of the cell to the temperature at which the hyperpolarized gas mixture can be released from the hyperpolarizer (with negligible amounts of Rb metal leaving the cell) in approximately 4 min, substantially faster (by a factor of 6) than previous hyperpolarizer designs relying on air heat exchange. These reductions in temperature cycling time will likely be highly advantageous for the overall increase of production rates of batch-mode (i.e., stopped-flow) 129Xe hyperpolarizers, which is particularly beneficial for clinical applications. The additional advantage of the presented design is significantly improved thermal management of the SEOP cell. Accompanying the heating jacket design and performance, we also evaluate the repeatability of SEOP experiments conducted using this new architecture, and present typically achievable hyperpolarization levels exceeding 40% at exponential build-up rates on the order of 0.1 min–1.

Citation

Chekmenev, E. Y., Birchall, J. R., Barlow, M. J., Nikolaou, P., Irwin, R. K., Coffey, A. M., …Molway, M. (2020). Batch-Mode Clinical-Scale Optical Hyperpolarization of Xenon-129 Using an Aluminum Jacket with Rapid Temperature Ramping. Analytical Chemistry, 92(6), 4309-4316. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05051

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 19, 2020
Online Publication Date Feb 19, 2020
Publication Date Feb 19, 2020
Deposit Date Mar 6, 2020
Publicly Available Date Feb 20, 2021
Journal Analytical Chemistry
Print ISSN 0003-2700
Electronic ISSN 1520-6882
Publisher American Chemical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 92
Issue 6
Pages 4309-4316
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05051
Keywords Analytical Chemistry
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4095103
Publisher URL https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05051
Additional Information This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in [Analytical Chemistry], copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05051]

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