Baluns, a fine balance and impedance adjustment module, a multi-layer transmission line, and transmission line NMR probes using same
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1. An improved Marchand balun comprising:
- a first defined length transmission line having a center conductor and a shield;
a second transmission line having a center conductor and a shield;
one end of the center conductors providing a balanced output/input, the other end of said second transmission line center conductor providing the unbalanced input/output;
the shield of each transmission line being connected to ground; and
a capacitor interconnected between the other end of said first defined length transmission line and ground.
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Abstract
A pseudo-Marchand balun, compound balun and tunable multi-resonant coaxial balun, and NMR probes employing each such balun, and a fine balance and impedance adjustment module and a multi-layer transmission line for use in such NMR probes.
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41 Claims
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1. An improved Marchand balun comprising:
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a first defined length transmission line having a center conductor and a shield; a second transmission line having a center conductor and a shield; one end of the center conductors providing a balanced output/input, the other end of said second transmission line center conductor providing the unbalanced input/output; the shield of each transmission line being connected to ground; and a capacitor interconnected between the other end of said first defined length transmission line and ground. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A compound balun comprising:
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a transmission line system having a center conductor and at least three concentric shields forming a first transmission line between said center conductor and said first shield, a second transmission line between said first and second shields, and a third transmission line between said second and third shields; said first transmission line receiving unbalanced input/output having at least three multi-band frequency signals at one end and providing a multi-band balanced output/input at the other;
said second and third transmission lines forming a choke to suppress the common mode current in the shield of the first transmission line at high frequency. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tunable multi-resonant coaxial balun comprising:
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a segmented main transmission line having an unbalanced input at one end and one of the balanced output terminals at the other; an adjustable transmission line having an inner conductor and shield with at least one dielectric member movable to and fro longitudinally between the inner conductor and shield for defining at least two adjustable transmission lines sections and adjusting the dielectric constant thereof for varying the output impedance of the adjustable transmission line to match the output impedance of the main transmission line at high frequency. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A pseudo-Marchand balun NMR probe comprising:
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a base including at least one pseudo-Marchand balun, and a tuning and matching circuit associated with each pseudo-Marchand balun; and a probe body including a balanced pair of segmented main transmission lines at the proximate end interconnected with a sample coil at the distal end. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A multi-resonant compound balun NMR probe comprising:
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a base including at least one tuning and matching circuit; and a probe body including a segmented main transmission line interconnected to said at least one tuning and matching circuit;
a multi-resonant compound balun connected to said main transmission line and a sample coil interconnected to said multi-resonant compound balun. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A multi-resonant compound balun NMR probe comprising:
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a base including at least one tuning and matching circuit; and
a multi-resonant compound balun interconnected therewith; anda probe body including a balanced pair of segmented main transmission lines at the proximate end and a sample coil at the distal end. - View Dependent Claims (30, 32)
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- 29. The multi-resonant compound balun NMR probe of claim F1 further including a common null point module interconnected between said at least one tuning and matching circuit and said multi-resonant compound balun.
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33. A multi-resonant tunable coaxial balun NMR probe comprising:
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a base including at least one tuning and matching circuit; and a probe body having a multi-resonant tunable coaxial balun connected to said at least one tuning and matching circuit at the proximate end and a sample coil at the distal end. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A fine balance and impedance adjustment module comprising:
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a pair of transmission line sections having the same or different characteristic impedances and having their shields connected together; a dielectric medium in each shield; a center conductor passing through said dielectric medium and snugly fit therein to permit movement and repositioning of said center conductor relative to said shields for adjustment of high frequency impedance and balance; and a capacitor connected to each center conductor for adjusting lower frequency impedances and balances. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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37. The fine balance and impedance adjustment module of claim 361 in which said capacitors are unequal.
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39. A multi-layer transmission line comprising:
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an inner metal sleeve; an outer metal sleeve; a longitudinally aligned stack of metal (normally copper) disks that alternately make contact with the inner or outer sleeve of the transmission line, and are separated by dielectric material that makes contact with both sleeves. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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