Frequency detection system comprising circuitry for adjusting the resonance frequency of a high temperature superconductor self-resonant coil
First Claim
1. A circuit to adjust the resonance frequency of a high temperature superconductor self-resonant coil, wherein the circuit is comprised of a single loop or coil to inductively couple the circuit to the high temperature superconductor self-resonant coil, a reactance in series with the single loop or coil, and means for connecting the reactance to, and disconnecting the reactance from, the single loop or coil.
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Abstract
The use of a circuit to adjust the resonance frequency of a high temperature superconductor self-resonant transmit, receive, or transmit and receive coil results in improved performance. The circuit is useful in a frequency detection system, especially in a nuclear quadrupole resonance detection system.
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40 Claims
- 1. A circuit to adjust the resonance frequency of a high temperature superconductor self-resonant coil, wherein the circuit is comprised of a single loop or coil to inductively couple the circuit to the high temperature superconductor self-resonant coil, a reactance in series with the single loop or coil, and means for connecting the reactance to, and disconnecting the reactance from, the single loop or coil.
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9. A frequency detection system, comprising a high temperature superconductor self-resonant transmit and receive coil, and a circuit to adjust the resonance frequency of the high temperature superconductor self-resonant transmit and receive coil;
- wherein the circuit is comprised of a single loop or coil to inductively couple the circuit to the high temperature superconductor self-resonant transmit and receive coil, a reactance in series with the single loop or coil, and means for connecting the reactance to, and disconnecting the reactance from, the single loop or coil.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A frequency detection system, comprising a high temperature superconductor self-resonant transmit coil, and a circuit to adjust the resonance frequency of the high temperature superconductor self-resonant transmit coil;
- wherein the circuit is comprised of a single loop or coil to inductively couple the circuit to the high temperature superconductor self-resonant transmit coil, a reactance in series with the single loop or coil, and means for connecting the reactance to, and disconnecting the reactance from, the single loop or coil.
- View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A frequency detection system, comprising a high temperature superconductor self-resonant receive coil, and a circuit to adjust the resonance frequency of the high temperature superconductor self-resonant receive coil;
- wherein the circuit is comprised of a single loop or coil to inductively couple the circuit to the high temperature superconductor self-resonant transmit and receive coil, a reactance in series with the single loop or coil, and means for connecting the reactance to, and disconnecting the reactance from, the single loop or coil.
- View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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