A resonator system for generating a radio frequency (RF) magnetic field in
a volume under investigation of a magnetic resonance (MR) arrangement,
comprises a number N of individual resonators (2) which surround the
volume under investigation and which are each disposed on a flat
dielectric substrate (1) around a z-axis, wherein the individual
resonators (2) have windows (8) through each of which one individual RF
field is generated in the volume under investigation in single operation
of the individual resonators (2) and, through cooperation among the
individual resonators (2), a useful RF field (7) is generated in the
volume under investigation, wherein a remote RF field (6) is
asymptotically generated far outside of the resonator system, and the
spatial distribution of the useful RF field (7) is substantially
mirror-symmetrical relative to a first plane A which contains the z-axis,
and that of the asymptotic remote RF field (6) is substantially
mirror-symmetrical relative to a second plane B which contains the
z-axis, the useful RF field (7) extending substantially parallel to the
first plane A in the volume under investigation, wherein the number of
individual resonators (2) is N>4 and wherein, during operation of the
resonator system at at least one point in time, the substrate plane of at
least one individual resonator (2) subtends an angle of more than
40.degree. with respect to the direction of the useful RF field (7) in
the volume under investigation, and at least one further individual
resonator (2) subtends an angle of less than 40.degree. with respect to
the direction of the useful RF field (7) in the volume under
investigation, is characterized in that the first plane A is not rotated
about the z-axis relative to the second plane B or is rotated by less
than 360.degree./(N+1). The inventive resonator system realizes a
resonator system with improved field homogeneity and full quadrature
suitability, high quality factor and large efficiency using
straightforward constructional measures.