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RF Coil Designs
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Surface coils
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Cylindrical coils
Sinusoidal currents around surface gives homogenous B
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Saddle, birdcage (‘distributed capacitance’) with more
conductors approximate this
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Solenoid useful in vertical fields (Philips HFO)
solenoid
saddle
birdcage
surface
B
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