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Signal Processing and Analysis Techniques Applied in Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance

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Signal Processing and Analysis Techniques for Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Spectroscopy

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This chapter aims to be a literature review regarding the techniques applied for signal processing and analysis in nuclear quadrupole resonance detection applications. The chapter starts with a general classification, then it presents the pre- and post-processing techniques and, finally, the it discusses future research directions.

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    Reprinted from J. of the Franklin Inst., vol. 357, issue 17, C. Monea, A review of NQR signal processing and analysis techniques, Pages 13,085–13,124, Copyright 2020, with permission from Elsevier [OR APPLICABLE SOCIETY COPYRIGHT OWNER].

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  1. Research and Development Department, Mira Technologies Group, Voluntari, Romania

    Cristian Monea

  2. Doctoral School of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

    Cristian Monea

  3. Faculty of Electronics, Communications and Computer Science, University of Pitesti, Pitesti, Arges, Romania

    Nicu Bizon

  4. Doctoral School of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

    Nicu Bizon

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4.1.1 Signal Processing and Analysis Techniques Classification

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4.1.2 Signal Post-Processing and Analysis Techniques Development Timeline

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4.1.3 Development of the Post-Processing Techniques

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4.1.4 Distribution of the Post-Processing Techniques According to the Type of Detection [1]

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Monea, C., Bizon, N. (2022). Signal Processing and Analysis Techniques Applied in Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance. In: Signal Processing and Analysis Techniques for Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Spectroscopy. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87861-0_4

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