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Phase Cycling and Gradient Pulses - The James Keeler Group

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φ sig<br />

, is measured anti-clockwise from the x-axis. <strong>The</strong> dot shows the axis along<br />

which the receiver is aligned; this phase, φ rx<br />

, is also measured anti-clockwise<br />

from the x-axis.<br />

If the vector <strong>and</strong> receiver are aligned along the same axis, Φ = 0, <strong>and</strong> the real<br />

part of the spectrum shows the absorption mode lineshape. If the receiver<br />

phase is advanced by π/2, Φ = 0 – π/2 <strong>and</strong>, from Eq. [1]<br />

S( ω)= B[ A( ω)+ iD( ω)<br />

] exp( −iπ<br />

2)<br />

= B − iA( ω)+ D( ω)<br />

[ ]<br />

This means that the real part of the spectrum shows a dispersion lineshape. On<br />

the other h<strong>and</strong>, if the magnetization is advanced by π/2, Φ = φ sig<br />

– φ rx<br />

= π/2 – 0 = π/2 <strong>and</strong> it can be shown from Eq. [1] that the real part of the<br />

spectrum shows a negative dispersion lineshape. Finally, if either phase is<br />

advanced by π, the result is a negative absorption lineshape.<br />

y<br />

x<br />

φ rx<br />

φ<br />

9.2.6 CYCLOPS<br />

<strong>The</strong> CYCLOPS phase cycling scheme is commonly used in even the simplest<br />

pulse-acquire experiments. <strong>The</strong> sequence is designed to cancel some<br />

imperfections associated with errors in the two phase detectors mentioned<br />

above; a description of how this is achieved is beyond the scope of this<br />

discussion. However, the cycle itself illustrates very well the points made in<br />

the previous section.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are four steps in the cycle, the pulse phase goes x, y, –x, –y i.e. it<br />

advances by 90° on each step; likewise the receiver advances by 90° on each<br />

step. <strong>The</strong> figure below shows how the magnetization <strong>and</strong> receiver phases are<br />

related for the four steps of this cycle<br />

9–6

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