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A Sensitive Method of Recording Nuclear Induction Signals

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IN the detection of nuclear induction signals, it is usual to modulate the main polarizing magnetic field in such a way that its intensity sweeps cyclically over a small region embracing the resonance value1. If the amplified signal is fed to a cathode-ray oscilloscope in which the X-sweep follows the instantaneous field modulation, it gives rise to a ‘blip’ at a corresponding part of the trace.

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ROSS, I., JOHNSON, F. A Sensitive Method of Recording Nuclear Induction Signals. Nature 167, 286–287 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167286b0

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