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Phase Cycling and Gradient Pulses - The James Keeler Group

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y<br />

–x<br />

x<br />

–y<br />

pulse x y –x –y<br />

receiver x y –x –y<br />

Although both the receiver <strong>and</strong> the magnetization shift phase on each step, the<br />

phase difference between them remains constant. Each step in the cycle thus<br />

gives the same lineshape <strong>and</strong> so the signal adds on all four steps, which is just<br />

what is required.<br />

Suppose that we forget to advance the pulse phase; the outcome is quite<br />

different<br />

pulse x x x x<br />

receiver x y –x –y<br />

y<br />

–x<br />

x<br />

–y<br />

Now the phase difference between the receiver <strong>and</strong> the magnetization is no<br />

longer constant. A different lineshape thus results from each step <strong>and</strong> it is clear<br />

that adding all four together will lead to complete cancellation (steps 2 <strong>and</strong> 4<br />

cancel, as do steps 1 <strong>and</strong> 3). For the signal to add up it is clearly essential for<br />

the receiver to follow the magnetization.<br />

9.2.7 EXORCYLE<br />

EXORCYLE is perhaps the original phase cycle. It is a cycle used for 180°<br />

pulses when they form part of a spin echo sequence. <strong>The</strong> 180° pulse cycles<br />

through the phases x, y, –x, –y <strong>and</strong> the receiver phase goes x, –x, x, –x. <strong>The</strong><br />

diagram below illustrates the outcome of this sequence<br />

9–7

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