Power-BEBOP / power-BIBOP excitation and inversion pulses from the paper "Exploring the limits..."

Excitation pulses

 

1. Pulses optimized for different offset ranges without tolerance to RF-inhomogeneity:

Offset range of 10kHz
Offset range of 20kHz
Offset range of 30kHz
Offset range of 40kHz
Offset range of 50kHz

2. Pulses optimized for a constant offset range of 10kHz and different tolerance to RF-inhomogeneity:

RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-10%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-20%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-30%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-40%

3. Pulses optimized for a constant offset range of 20kHz and different tolerance to RF-inhomogeneity:

RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-10%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-20%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-30%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-40%

4. Pulses optimized for a constant offset range of 30kHz and different tolerance to RF-inhomogeneity:

RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-10%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-20%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-30%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-40%

 

Inversion pulses

 

 

1. Pulses optimized for different offset ranges without tolerance to RF-inhomogeneity:

Offset range of 10kHz
Offset range of 20kHz
Offset range of 30kHz
Offset range of 40kHz
Offset range of 50kHz

2. Pulses optimized for a constant offset range of 10kHz and different tolerance to RF-inhomogeneity:

RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-10%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-20%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-30%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-40%

3. Pulses optimized for a constant offset range of 20kHz and different tolerance to RF-inhomogeneity:

RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-10%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-20%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-30%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-40%

4. Pulses optimized for a constant offset range of 30kHz and different tolerance to RF-inhomogeneity:

RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-10%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-20%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-30%
RF-inhomogeneity tolerance of +/-40%