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COURSES (2011-2012):
PHYS-4201 - Electromagnetic Theory
PHYS-4901 - Advanced Physics Laboratory
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
My current research interests centre on techniques of low
field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), most notably magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) of the human lung airspace using
hyperpolarized noble gases (HNG). There are several potential
benefits to performing HNG imaging at magnetic field strengths
that are significantly lower than those produced by typical MRI
scanners. In particular, operation at low field may allow for
an improved measurement of several important physiological
parameters, such as the rate of oxygen uptake into the blood.
Considerable research effort is put toward the development of
the technology needed for this new imaging modality as well as
toward an improved understanding of the fundamental physics
associated with NMR/MRI in the low field limit.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
R. Kraayvanger et al.,"Measurement of alveolar oxygen
partial pressure in the rat lung using CPMG spin-spin
relaxation times of hyperpolarized He-3 and Xe-129 at
74mT", Magn Reson Med (2010).
C.P. Bidinosti et al., "A simple
wide-band gradiometer for operation in very low background
field", Concepts Magn Reson 37B, 1 (2010).
C.P. Bidinosti and M.E. Hayden,
"Selective passive shielding and the Faraday bracelet",
Applied Physics Letters 93, 174102 (2008).
C.P. Bidinosti, E.M. Chapple, and M.E.
Hayden, "The sphere in a uniform RF field - revisited",
Concepts in Magn Reson 31B, 191 (2007).
R. Harris, et al., "Phenomenology of a-axis and b-axis
charge dynamics from microwave spectroscopy of highly
ordered YBa2Cu3O6.50 and YBa2Cu3O6.993", Physical Review B
74, 104508 (2006).
C.P. Bidinosti, I.S. Kravchuk, and M.E.
Hayden "Active shielding of cylindrical saddle-shaped
coils: Application to wire-wound RF coils for very low
field NMR and MRI", J Magn Reson 177, 31 (2005).
C.P. Bidinosti, et al., "MRI of the lung
using hyperpolarized 3He at very low magnetic field (3mT)",
MAGMA 16, 255 (2004).
C.P. Bidinosti et al., "In-vivo NMR of
Hyperpolarized 3He in the Human Lung at Very Low Magnetic
Fields", J Magn Reson 162, 122 (2003).
S. Ozcan, et al., "London penetration depth measurements
of the heavy fermion superconductor CeCoIn(5) near a
magnetic quantum critical point", Europhysics Letters 62,
412 (2003).
C.P. Bidinosti and W.N. Hardy, "High
Precision ac Susceptometer for Measuring the Temperature
and Magnetic Field Dependence of the Penetration Depth
...", Rev Sci Instrum 71, 3816 (2000).
C.P. Bidinosti et al., "Magnetic Field
Dependence of Lambda in YBa2Cu3O6.95: Results as a Function
of Temperature and Field Orientation", Physical Review
Letters 83, 3277 (1999).
