Timothy Chupp<br>

Physics, Applied Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan,
   Ann Arbor <br>

<i>NMR and MRI with Laser Polarized Noble Gases: 
What's New</i><p>

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Noble gas species with nuclear polarization enhanced by laser optical 
pumping have been widely applied in precision NMR experiments. 
Polarizations of 10% or more,
long polarization relaxation time constants, and the ability to 
transport polarized 3-He and 129-Xe have made a number of new 
applications possible. One application makes use of nuclear spins as 
quantum bits that could be part of a quantum processor. Biomedical 
applications include MRI and studies of complex biomolecules. I'll 
describe some of these recent applications and emphasize the joys and 
challenges of interdisciplinary research.

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