SEDNESIVTEILVOIPTYMEENNTHAOFNSCAPESEDPCIXTNERNPOOOSNLC-AO1RP2IY9ZANENDUCDNLOIEBMALAREGIMGNAAGGSNGEETNIECRRAETSOORNFAONRCE ANTHONYL.ZOOK OAFDTIHSESOUEFNRITTVAHETERISORINEDTQPOYURCIOETRFSOEEFRMNLETOONEFRTDIPSDTHAFOIOLITRNOHSPTEOAHGPREHRTDIYAEADLGURFAEUTELEFOSIFCLLHMOEONLT UNIVERSITYOFFLORIDA 2002 Copyright2002 by AnthonyL.Zook TWohomgyavHeeamveentlhyeFaabitlhietry,. WhoseencoTuoramgyefmaemnitlys.ustainedme. WhoselAonvedatnodmsyupwipfoer,tTkenreoswa.nolimits ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thetolalsumofactivityrequiredtocompletethisworkfaroutweighsmyown c.Itwouldnothovebeenpossiblewithoutthehelpand supportofthosearoundme. Iwouldfirstliketothankmyfamily,whohavesupportedmesowellthroughmy graduatecareer.Theirsacrificedidnotgounnoticed.Theyhavecontinuallyprovided perspectivetomywork,keepingmeevermindfulofitstruerewards.Theirloveand supporthavebeenasourceofstrengthforme.ThebenefitIreceivedfromthemhasno measure.Cominghometothewaitingarmsofabeautifulwifeanddaughtercaneasily melttheicytroublesoftheworstdayintilelaboratory. IwillforeverbeindebtedtothecircleoffriendsthatIhaveformedsincestarting graduateschool.Theyhaveprovidedencouragement,support,andentertainment,and aretheprimaryreasonthatmyfamilyandIhaveenjoyedourtimeinGainesville. MylimeinthelabwasmademuchmoreenjoyablebythecastofcharactersthatI haveshareditwith.Theirconversationsandabilitieshaveprovidedvaluablehelpand guidanceinmywork,aswellasprovidedanenjoyableworkenvironment. ThefundingprovidedbytheNationalHighMagneticFieldLab,NSF,NIH, UniversityofFlorida,andtheDepartmentofChemistryhasbeengreatlyappreciated. TheconstructionofthepolarizerwasmadepossiblebythestaffoftheChemistry DepartmentTechnicalSupportFacilities.JoeShaloskyandToddProxprovidedvaluable guidanceinthedesignandfabricationofmanypolarizercomponents,andJoeCaruso providedalloftheglassblowingservicesfortheopticalpumpingcellsandtheir subsequentrepairs. ManythanksareduetoProf.SteveBlackbandandhistwopost-doctoral associates.PeterThciwallandSamGrant.Theyhavebeenasourceofgreatknowledge anddirectionfortheimagingexperiments.Dr.Blackbandhasalsobeenverygenerousin hisfinancialsupportofmyprojects. thereseFairncahllayc,tiIviwtoiuesldinlhiikseltaob,thaanndkfPorrofe,ffReuctsisveBloywsetreserfionrgamlelotwoitnhgemceomtpolpeatritoinciopfatmeyin degree.Hefoundthecorrectbalancebetweenindependenceandguidancethatallowed metosuccessfullywork,team,anddevelopasascientist. TABLEOFCONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS LLIISSTTOOFFTFIAGBULREESS- ABSTRACT 21SIPNITNREODXUCCHTAINOGNEOPTICALPIIMPING, 5PUPMEPRIFNOGRSMYASNTCEEMEVALUATIONOFLDABASEDSPINEXCHANGEOPTICAJ.3' . 6MRIOFLASERPOIARIZEUXENON-129 TPIhnoseltrarmnuam«lednXtXeaentniooonnn--i12299GGaassiImmaaggiinngg. PLIASRTTOSFLRISETFFEORRENUCFE-SNHMFLPOLARIZER. BIOGRAPHICALSKETCH LISTOFTABLES Tabjc page TTaabbllee41--11::TPehrefromramlapnoclearoifzaptoiloanriozfecdo1m29mXoenfNloMwRgennuecrlaelioralsTa=m3o0n0gKacalinvdcBroe=se9a.r4chT..,4 TTTTaaaabbbblllleeee66SS*-O221.ELPRrxoeFplle*aarrtNiiiHzmveeeMrnsFtoiLpagelnrpavaolatllaiirnuntiegezsnecsruoisntpedieiderstfiifoooonnrcsnapalfrcnooucrtlcpaotoncelhaaanrrJaid,czXtexeedernpixooseltnnairocsisnazmag.ptalisoensim..uasgiinnggEquation[6S..|...46357369 TTaabbllee56-43PPoolhamri/zeerrccoonnddiittiioonnssffoorrppooliaarnizzeeddlliiqquuiiddxxeennoonniimmaaggiinngg .-..7627 . LISTOFFIGURES InformationcontentandsensitivityofcommonAnalyticaltechniques Energyleveldiagramofrubidium-61- Figure2-2Excitationofthe'Dlinewitho-laserlightatI.-794ran Figure3s-u2p FFiigguurree33-43n"-AsiCtuposlpairni-zeaxtcihonanegnehaopntciecamlenptumfpacitnogrvseyrsstuesmobptlioccakldpiuamgprianmgcell Figure3-5'•"'Xepolarizationenhancementfactorversus%N2inXc/N2gasmixture 22 Figure3-6 Figure4- FFFiiiggguuurrreee444--435CSLctAhe-DmKadItrIiaMcwFidLnrgapowolifanongpctooifcdaglgaasps-digemelpnieivrneargtysosyrysstteemm....... Rubidiumvaporabsorptionnftaseilightat795nn Figure5-2 FFiigguurree55-43 oorraassaaffuunnccttiioonnoofftthheesgyasstfelmowprreastseure Figure5-5.Laserpowervs.NMRsignalenhancementfactor 48 FFFiiiggguuurrreee666---231...BGNoarnsa-idscilesinpctie--nesecehclohecoptupiluvselesgesraesdqeiuqeeunentncceeec.hoima..g..e..s...o..f..thermallypolarizedxenon.....566221 FFFiiiggguujrrreee666-64S.ANNxMMiaRRl,ssnppoeen-ccsttlrriuucmme-oosffelppeooclltaairrviiezz,eegddra*”diXXeenctaaeltc1lh5*o38iKKmuuassgiiennoggf--p24o'.lSta”irpOizapendagnlxgeelneongasllow...666895 FFiigguurree66x-e87nonACxaip.aill.,lanroyn-pshlaicnet-osmelescalmipxle,egfroardMieRnItecconhtoraismtaagnedofre-s-ol1u0t%iopnolsatruidzieedsliquid 7703 Figure6-9Axial,nonsliceselective,gradientechoimageof--2C%polarizedliquid FFFiiiggguuurrreee666--111201.AAAxxxiiiaaalll,,snnpooinnn-seslcltihccoee--issmeelalegeccetuiovvefe.,wggarrtaaeddriieewnnitttheecccFah.pooiliilmmaaarggyeephooaffnwwtaaollemeiis...-.......777679