Publications, talks and poster

Paper published

(1) pH Dependence of T2 for Hyperpolarizable 13C-Labelled Small Molecules Enables Spatially Resolved pH Measurement by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

M. Grashei, C. Hundshammer, F. H. A. van Heijster, G. J. Topping, F. Schilling, Pharmaceuticals 14(4), 327 (2021), doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph14040327

(2) The diamond quantum revolution

M. Markham, D. Twitchen, Physics World 33, April 2020.

(3) Acquisition strategies for spatially resolved magnetic resonance detection of hyperpolarized nuclei

G.J Topping, C. Hundshammer, L. Nagel, M. Grashei, M. Aigner, J.G Skinner, R.F Schulte, F. Schilling, Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine 33, 221-256 (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-019-00807-6.

(4) Hamiltonian engineering of general two-body spin-1/2 interactions 

K. I. O. Ben 'Attar, D. Farfurnik, N. Bar-Gill, Phys. Rev. Research 2, 013061 (2020).

(5) Robust mode conversion in NV centers using exceptional points

A. Pick, S. Siberstein, N. Moyseyev, N. Bar-Gill, Phys. Rev. Research 1, 013015 (2019).

(6) Efficient and robust signal sensing by sequences of adiabatic chirped pulses

G.T. Genov, Y. Ben-Shalom, F. Jelezko, A. Retzker, N. Bar-Gill, ArXiv:1910.01253 (https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.01253).

(7) Hamiltonian engineering of general two-body spin-1/2 interactions

K. I. O. Ben 'Attar, D. Farfurnik, N. Bar-Gill, ArXiv:1906:00403 (https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.00403).

(8) Characterizing spin-bath parameters using conventional and time-asymmetric Hahn-echo sequences

D. Farfurnik, N. Bar-Gill, ArXiv:1904:01233 (https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.01233).

(9) Measuring environmental quantum noise exhibiting a non-monotonous spectral shape

Y. Romach, A. Lazariev, I. Avrahami, F. Kleißler, S. Arroyo-Camejo, N. Bar-Gill, ArXiv:1803.07390 (https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.07390).

(10) Microstructural and optical emission properties of diamond multiply twinned particles

V. Lebedev, T. Yoshikawa, C. Schreyvogel, L. Kirste, J. Weippert, M. Kunzer, A. Graff, O. Ambacher, (http://arxiv.org/abs/2004.13451).

(11) On the robustness of the NV-NMR spectrometer setup to magnetic field inhomogeneities.

Y. Vaknin, B. Tratzmiller, T. Gefen, I. Schwartz, M. Plenio, A. Retzker, (https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.10852).

(12) Blueprint for nanoscale NMR

I. Schwartz, J. Rosskopf, S. Schmitt, B. Tratzmiller, Q. Chen, L.P. McGuinness, F. Jelezko, M. Plenio, Scientific Reports 9, 6938 (2019).
 

Invited talks

1) Optimising diamond for quantum technologies

M. Markham, Element Six, Essex, UK, Qdiamond 2019, 13-16 May 2019, Israel.

2) CVD diamond for quantum applications

Pierre-Olivier Colard at Latsis, Symposium 21-23 May 2019 on Diamond Photonics in Switzerland.

3) Optimisation of CVD diamond for quantum sensing applications

A. Edmonds, Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Quantum Sensing Applications in Metrology and Imaging, June 2 - 7, 2019, Hong Kong, China.

4) Full STEAM Ahead Family Fun Day

Public outreach event Harwell Campus Science Festival, June 8th, 2019, Harwell, UK.

5) Oxford:IF science festival

Public outreach event, October 19th, 2019, Oxford, UK.

6) Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 @ ETH Zurich

Max Fuetterer, Sebastian Kozerke, 5-6 March, 2020, 2020 HMTRC Workshop, San Francisc.

7) Novel MR Techniques To Probe Cardiac Metabolism

Sebastian Kozerke, 24-27 April 2019, DGK Congress, Mannheim.

8) Advanced Hamiltonian engineering in spin ensembles for enhanced sensing and control

K. Ben’Attar, Y. Ben-Shalom, G. Genov, D. Farfurnik, F. Jelezko, A. Retzker, N. Bar-Gill, SPIE Photonics West 2020.

9) Enhanced polarization transfer and many-body dynamics in spin ensembles in diamond

N. Bar-Gill, The 50th Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE-2020), January 5-10, Uta, USA.

10) Magnetic microscopy with NVs

N. Bar-Gill, Basel Quantum Metrology and Sensing Conference, February 12-14, 2020, Basel, Swiss.

11) Superconductor-mediated NV-NV coupling

Yoav Romach and N. Bar-Gill (also organizer), QDiamond 2019 - International Workshop on Quantum Information using NV Centers in Diamond, May 13-16 2019, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

12) Quantum-based Hyperpolarization for MRI

S. Brosh, New York Quantum Showcase Day 2019 (Newlab, Brooklyn), July 10th, 2019.

13) Intro to NVision and Quantum Based Hyperpolarization

Ilai Schwartz, Quantum Industry Day (Zurich, Switzerland), October 10th 2019.

14) Quantum Work? The life of today’s quantum engineer

Ilai Schwartz, Sydney Venture Cafe (virtual talk), February 27th, 2020.

15) Advancing Quantum Sensing via Quantum Control

P. Neumann, Workshop "Advancing Quantum Sensing via Quantum Control" September 10th 2020, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

16) Challenges in quantum science and technologies from basic research to applications

Ilai Schwartz, MCQST conference & podium discussion (Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology), July 9th 2019.

Contributional talks

1) Novel MR Techniques To Probe Cardiac Metabolism

Sebastian Kozerke, DGK Congress, 24-27 April 2019, Mannheim, Germany.

2) Triple Resonant Electromagnetic Structures for Polarization Transfer in DNP

Mohammed Albannay, MR Seminar Series, 10 October 2019, ETH Zurich, Swiss.

3) Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 @ ETH Zurich

Max Fuetterer, Sebastian Kozerke, HMTRC Workshop, 5-6 March, 2020, San Francisco, USA.

4) Comparison of tumor metabolic volumes using hyperpolarized 13C MR and [18F]FDG PET in endogenous T-cell lymphomas in mice

F.H.A. van Heijster, C. Hundshammer, M. Grashei, J.G Skinner, G. Topping, T. Wartewig, E. Hameister, J. Ruland, F. Schilling, European Molecular Imaging Meeting (ESMI/EMIM), 2020, Thessaloniki, postponed because COVID-19.

5) Fast 3D hyperpolarized 13C metabolic MRI using a spectrally-selective bSSFP sequence at 7 T

J.G. Skinner, G. Topping, I. Heid, M. Aigner, M. Grashei, C. Hundshammer, L. Kritzner, T. Wartewig, E. Hameister, J. Ruland, R. Braren, F. Schilling, Molecular Imaging Symposium MoBi 2019 (Münster) 2019.

6) Fast 3D hyperpolarized 13C metabolic MRI using a spectrally-selective bSSFP sequence at 7 T

J.G. Skinner, G. Topping, I. Heid, M. Aigner, M. Grashei, C. Hundshammer, L. Kritzner, T. Wartewig, E. Hameister, J. Ruland, R. Braren, F.Schilling, German Section of the International Sociecty of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine DS-ISMRM (Kiel) 2019.

7) High nitrogen doping of CVD-Diamond

J. Langer, V. Cimalla, V. Zürbig, J. Jeske, T. Eichhorn, B. Johnson, L. Kirste, C. Schreyvogel, A. Götze and O. Ambacher, DPG Frühjahrstagung 2019 Bad Regensburg, Germany.

8) Accessible methods for the fabrication of ultra-smooth, high aspect ratio nano-pillars in diamond

M. Gierse, International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials (Seville, Spain), Sep. 8th 2019.

Poster

1) Limits of Kinetic Modelling for Myocardial Infarction and Border Zone Detection Using Hyperpolarized 13C Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Julia Traechtler, Maximilian Fuetterer, Sebastian Kozerke, 10-13 May 2019, Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal.

2) Detectability of Local Lesions in the Heart using Echo Planar versus Spiral Hyperpolarized 13C Imaging

Andreas Dounas, Maximilian Fuetterer, Julia Traechtler, Sebastian Kozerke, Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal.

3) Fast 3D Hyperpolarised 13C Metabolic MRI at 7 T using Spectrally-Selective bSSFP

G.J. Topping, J.G. Skinner, I. Heid, M. Aigner, M. Grashei, C. Hundshammer, L. Kritzner, F. van Heijster, R. Braren, F. Schilling, European Molecular Imaging Meeting (ESMI/EMIM), 2020, Thessaloniki, postponed because of COVID-19.

4) Fast 3D hyperpolarized 13C metabolic MRI at 7 T using spectrally selective bSSFP

J.G. Skinner, G. Topping, I. Heid, M. Aigner, M. Grashei, C. Hundshammer, L. Kritzner, F.H.A. van Heijster, T. Wartewig, E. Hameister, J. Ruland, R. Braren, F. Schilling, International Socienty for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), 2020, Melbourne, postponed and relocated to Paris because COVID-19.

5) Increasing the NV center incorporation during MECVD growth of homoepitaxial diamond

P. Reinke, A. Götze, V. Cimalla, J. Langer, C. Schreyvogel, L. Kirste, 693th Heraeusseminar „Diamond Quantum Technologies“, 2019, Bad Honnef.

6) Growth parameter correlation on CVD overgrown structured diamond

Julia Langer, Volker Cimalla, Hasselt Diamond Workshop, 2020, Hasselt, Belgium, cancelled due to COVID-19.

7) Characterization of NV centre ensembles created via electron irradiation of CVD-grown type Ib diamond layers at elevated temperatures

Martin Gierse, Hasselt Diamond Workshop 2019 - SBDD XXIV (Hasselt, Belgium), March 13th, 2019.