Longitudinal Pulsed Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Transfer via Periodic Optimal Control

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.19244v1
• Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:54:40 GMT
• Title: Longitudinal Pulsed Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Transfer via Periodic Optimal Control
• Authors: José P. Carvalho, Anders Bodholt Nielsen, David L. Goodwin, Nino Wili, Niels Chr. Nielsen,
• Abstract summary: We present a new family of broadband DNP pulse sequences, termed LOOP, that alleviates the excitation-pulse challenge by accomplishing longitudinal polarization transfer.<n>These sequences define robust single-spin effective $z$ rotations, with impressive compensation towards microwave field inhomogeneity, and are capable of delivering DNP transfer with bandwidths exceeding 100 MHz.
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• Abstract: Taking inspiration from NMR spectroscopy, periodic irradiation schemes have recently shown remarkable performance when implemented into pulsed dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) sequences. This has prompted considerable interest in development of broadband pulsed DNP sequences utilizing such schemes. On this background, most efforts have focused on solid-state NMR like transverse spin-locked pulse sequences whose performance in DNP applications may be compromised by the broadband capabilities of the initial excitation pulse. Leveraging the flexibility and robustness of optimal control theory combined with underlying insights from effective Hamiltonian theory, we present a new family of broadband DNP pulse sequences, termed LOOP (Longitudinally Optimized with Overarching Periodicity), that alleviates the excitation-pulse challenge by accomplishing longitudinal polarization transfer. These sequences define robust single-spin effective $z$ rotations, with impressive compensation towards microwave field inhomogeneity, and are capable of delivering DNP transfer with bandwidths exceeding 100 MHz, while employing a peak microwave field amplitude of only 32 MHz, at an external magnetic field of 0.35 T.

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