Radiation-detected Zero to UltraLow-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (β-ZULF-NMR) and studies of NMR polarization techniques

During my 8-week stay at CERN, I had the privilege to be involved in the VITO (Versatile Ion Polarization Technique Online) group that is part of ISOLDE to work on a project on radiation-detected NMR. The group’s goal was to build a low-field β-NMR setup, that would make it possible to use NMR on radioactive isotopes with lower cost, portable equipment and significantly higher sensitivity than is possible with conventional NMR. I was involved in the experiments at CERN, Geneva hospital and the University of Geneva, looked into scientific literature to write overviews about how polarization techniques can be used for the group’s future activities and helped with the construction of beamline at the ISOLDE experimental hall before the beamtime.