Obtaining 1D dynamics in a quasi-1D NMR spin system

In this thesis, I explored the evolution and dynamics of multiple quantum coherences in a quasi-iD crystal lattice, Fluorapatite (FAp), through the use of NMR. In particular I focused on the system with chains aligned with the magnetic field axis, and with the so-called "magic angle" of 54.7°. In addition, I created a new method of rotation and long RF pulses for NMR spectroscopy. The method cancels off-chain terms of the dipolar Hamiltonian in quasi-ID lattices, while preserving on-chain terms. This allows 1D dynamics to dominate for longer timescales. Finally, a framework is proposed by which one could generalize this method to other systems; similarly cancelling some set of "undesirable" dipolar couplings while preserving others. This method has applications in Quantum Information Processing (QIP), where it could lead to the experimental realization of a 1D spin chain, a system that has provoked much theoretical interest, and the framework has larger implications for simulation of other quantum systems.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Pepper, Brian Jeffrey

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• David G. Cory.

• Physics.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44731

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/44731