Physics of NMR

Catalog description

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an analytical chemistry technique commonly used in research for determining the content and purity of a sample as well as its molecular structure. NMR is also the basis of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that is used to create detailed anatomical images. This course explores the underlying physics of NMR at the nuclear level, how NMR spectrometers work, and how these instruments can measure material-dependent quantities such as T1 and T2 times. One lecture hour and two laboratory hours each week for six weeks. Credit cannot be taken for both PHY 431 and this course.