Observation of ultraslow translational diffusion in metallic lithium by magnetic resonance

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Science
Department Physics
Creator Ailion, David Charles
Other Author Slichter, Charles P.
Title Observation of ultraslow translational diffusion in metallic lithium by magnetic resonance
Date 1965
Description The theory of a new magnetic-resonance technique for studying the ultra slow motion of atoms was presented in a previous paper. In this paper, we present its experimental confirmation for the case of translational diffusion in lithium metal. By this technique the mean time between atomic jumps r can be measured provided that r is less than the spin-lattice relaxation time Ti, permitting study of much slower rates of motion than previously has been possible using magnetic resonance. For lithium metal we have measured over nine orders of magnitude from r = 10- 9 sec to T = 1 sec, thereby extending by nearly five decades the results previously obtained by Holcomb and Norberg using conventional techniques. We have applied a new spin-temperature theory to the analysis of our low-temperature results in the range of its validity, TI>T>T2. By studying the variation of our relaxation time with the rf field strength Hi, we have unambiguously demonstrated the validity of the spin-temperature theory and the invalidity of perturbation theories in describing relaxation due to infrequent atomic motions in weak applied fields.
Type Text
Publisher American Physical Society
Volume 137
Issue A1
First Page A235
Last Page A245
Subject Ultraslow atomic motion; Magnetic resonance
Subject LCSH Magnetic resonance; Atoms
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Ailion, D. C., & Slichter, C. P. (1965). Observation of ultraslow translational diffusion in metallic lithium by magnetic resonance. Physical Review, 137(A1), A235-45.
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