Session J2: Force Probes of Materials' Structure and Function
11:15 AM–2:15 PM, Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Room: Ballroom A2
Sponsoring Unit:
DCMP
Chair: Chris Hammel, Ohio State University
Abstract ID: BAPS.2011.MAR.J2.4
Abstract: J2.00004 : Nanoscale Magnetic Resonance Imaging
1:03 PM–1:39 PM
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Abstract 
Author:
Daniel Rugar
(IBM Research Division)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), based on the sensitive detection of nuclear spins, enables three dimensional imaging without radiation damage. Conventional MRI techniques achieve spatial resolution that is at best a few micrometers due to sensitivity limitations of conventional inductive detection. The advent of ultrasensitive nanoscale magnetic sensing opens the possibility of extending MRI to the nanometer scale. If this can be pushed far enough, one can envision taking 3D images of individual biomolecules and, perhaps, even solving molecular structures of proteins. In this talk we will discuss issues related to nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging, especially its implementation using magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM). We will also consider the future possibility of using NV centers in diamond for detection of nanoMRI.
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