Destruction of the Spin Diffusion Barrier near Paramagnetic Impurities in Pure NQR

Abstract

The double resonance process between nuclei inside and outside the spin diffusion barrier is considered. By applying two radiofrequency fields, both of the same amplitude, one rotating at the frequency ωS for nuclei inside of the diffusion barrier and one rotating at the frequency ωI for nuclei outside of the diffusion barrier, the Hartmann-Hahn condition will be reached, which results in conservation of the quadrupole energy in the spin diffusion process and destruction of the spin diffusion barrier. This technique can be used to detect NQR signals from nuclei near paramagnetic impurities.