Mapping the B1 field distribution with nonideal gradients in a high-resolution NMR spectrometer.

To understand the behavior of many NMR experiments, it is important to determine the spatial distribution of the B1 field. In this paper, we show how this distribution can be mapped independently of spin density, coil responsiveness, and nonlinearities of the B0 field gradients. As a by-product we obtain a map of the (possibly nonlinear) spatial variation of the B0 field gradients used in the imaging procedure. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.