The BIR4 pulse achieves adiabatic excitation over a moderate frequency range but has a relatively high adiabatic threshold, which is demanding on the hardware and deposits significant energy when the repetition rate is high. We show here using simulations and an experiment in vivo that optimal control can provide a better alternative with a significantly lowered adiabatic threshold.
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