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Techniques To Characterize Vapor Cell Performance For A Nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance Gyroscope, James Julian Mirijanian
Techniques To Characterize Vapor Cell Performance For A Nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance Gyroscope, James Julian Mirijanian
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Research was performed to improve the procedures for testing performance parameters of vapor cells for a nuclear-magnetic-resonance gyroscope. In addition to summarizing the theoretical infrastructure of the technology, this research resulted in the development and successful implementation of new techniques to characterize gyro cell performance.
One of the most important parameters to measure for gyro performance is the longitudinal spin lifetime of polarized xenon atoms in the vapor cell. The newly implemented technique for measuring these lifetimes matches results from the industry standard method to within 3.5% error while reducing the average testing time by 76% and increasing data resolution …