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Abstract #2166

A 3-Liter Capacity, Hybrid Spin-Exchange 3He Polarizer for Medical Imaging

Karen E. Mooney1, G. Wilson Miller2, Peter A. M. Dolph1, William Alexander Tobias1, Vladimir Nelyubin1, Jaideep Singh1, John P. Mugler III2, Gordon D. Cates1,2

1Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; 2Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA


We will describe the design and performance characteristics of our new Hybrid 3He Polarizer. The 3L capacity device produces polarization levels approaching 60%.

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