Claims
- 1. Apparatus for mapping a static magnetic field generated by a static magnet which comprises:
- a liquid sample mounted on a magnetic field probe adapted to generate an alternating magnetic field and for measuring an induced signal from said sample, said signal being generated by said alternating magnetic field,
- means for generating said alternating magnetic field,
- means for moving said sample to discrete locations along a helical path within said static magnetic field, and
- means for recording said induced signal from said discrete locations.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 including means for rendering said static magnetic field substantially homogeneous, said means comprising a cylinder having mounted thereon a plurality of electrically conducting coils designed to zero out at least the first six orders of the spherical harmonic expansion of gradient of said static magnetic field.
- 3. Apparatus for homogenizing a static magnetic field generated by a static magnet which comprises:
- a liquid sample mounted on a magnetic field probe adapted to generate an alternating magnetic field and for measuring an induced signal from said sample, said induced signal being generated by said alternating magnetic field,
- means for generating said alternating magnetic field,
- a cylinder positioned within said static magnetic field having mounted thereon a plurality of electrically conducting coils designed to zero out at least the first 6 orders of the spherical harmonic expansion of gradient of said static magnetic field,
- means for moving said sample to discrete locations along a helical path within said static magnetic field, and
- means for supplying current to said coils to zero out said gradients in response to said induced signal.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said helical path has a pitch of between about 1 and 5 mm per rotation.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said helical path has a pitch of between about 1 and 5 mm per rotation.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said helical path has a pitch of between about 1 and 5 mm per rotation.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 182,953, filed Apr. 18, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,862,087.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Number |
Name |
Date |
Kind |
4710710 |
Flora et al. |
Dec 1987 |
|
4851773 |
Rothstein |
Jul 1989 |
|
4855677 |
Clark, Jr. et al. |
Aug 1989 |
|
Continuations (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
182953 |
Apr 1988 |
|