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39. Floquet prethermalization with lifetime exceeding 90s in a bulk hyperpolarized solid
W. Beatrez, O. Janes, A. Akkiraju, A. Pillai, A. Oddo, P. Reshetikhin, E. Druga, M. McAllister, M. Elo, B. Gilbert, D. Suter, A. Ajoy* [PDF]
arXiv:2104.01988 -- Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 170603 (2021).
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38. "Galton board" nuclear hyperpolarization
M. Elanchezhian, A. Pillai, T. Virtanen, A. Ajoy* [PDF]
arXiv:2110.05742

37. Low-field microwave-mediated optical hyperpolarization in optically pumped diamond
A. Ajoy, A. Sarkar, E. Druga, P. Zangara, D. Pagliero, C. A. Meriles, and J. A. Reimer [PDF]
Journal of Magnetic Resonance 331, 107021 (2021).

36. Background-free dual-mode optical and 13C magnetic resonance imaging in diamond particles
X. Lv, J.H. Walton, E. Druga, F. Wang, A. Aguilar, T. McKnelly, R. Nazaryan, F. L. Liu, L. Wu, O. Shenderova, D. B. Vigneron, C. A. Meriles, J. A. Reimer, A. Pines, A. Ajoy* [PDF] [SI]
arXiv:1909.08064 — Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 118, 21 (2021).
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35. Magnetic field induced delocalization in hybrid electron-nuclear spin ensembles
D. Pagliero†, P.R. Zangara†, J. Henshaw, A. Ajoy, R.H. Acosta, J. Reimer, A. Pines, C.A. Meriles [PDF]
Phys. Rev. B 103, 064310 (2021)

34. Nuclear spin temperature reversal via continuous radio-frequency driving
P.R. Zangara†, D. Pagliero†, A. Ajoy, R.H. Acosta, J.A. Reimer, C.A. Meriles [PDF]
Phys. Rev. B 103, 085205 (2021)