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Irene Marco-Rius

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Dynamics of hyperpolarized nuclear spins at Zeeman-insensitive points

Avoided crossing (LAC) transitions are central to spin-based precision measurements since they provide strong observability and field-perturbation insensitivity, but while observed commonly in isolated-atom or engineered solid-state platforms, such transitions are unexploited in molecules in liquids. Here we report a solution-state, nuclear-spin LAC transition in hyperpolarized [1-$^{13}$C]-fumarate. The singlet-triplet LAC, occurring near 400 nT produces pronounced magnetization oscillations at approximately 2 Hz with a coherence time of 25 s, three times longer than the longest single-spin $T_2^*$. In the regime of high spin concentration and high polarization the sample's internal dipolar field couples measurably to the transition, providing a direct probe of nonlinear spin dynamics. These results establish nuclear-spin LACs as a platform for quantum sensing in liquids.

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Real-time polarimetry of hyperpolarized $^{13}$C nuclear spins using an atomic magnetometer

We introduce a method for non-destructive quantification of nuclear spin polarization, of relevance to hyperpolarized spin tracers widely used in magnetic resonance from spectroscopy to in vivo imaging. In a bias field of around 30 nT we use a high-sensitivity miniaturized $^{87}$Rb vapor magnetometer to measure the field generated by the sample, as it is driven by a windowed dynamical decoupling pulse sequence that both maximizes the nuclear spin lifetime and modulates the polarization for easy detection. We demonstrate the procedure applied to a 0.08 M hyperpolarized [1--$^{13}$C]-pyruvate solution produced by dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization, measuring polarization repeatedly during natural decay at Earth's field. Application to real-time quality monitoring of hyperpolarized substances is discussed.

physics.chem-ph