Simple procedure for the fabrication of flexible NMR shim coils

Abstract Photolithography allows simple fabrication of flexible NMR shim coils. Here we demonstrate this procedure by fabricating optimized first-order shim coils for a transverse field orientation “Halbach” permanent magnet cylinder.

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