Types of relaxation process in nmr

1. What are the different types of relaxation in NMR?
2. What are relaxation processes in NMR?
3. What is T1 and T2 relaxation in NMR?
4. What is longitudinal relaxation vs transverse relaxation?

What are the different types of relaxation in NMR?

Types of magnetic relaxation

There are two mechanisms involved: spin-lattice and spin-spin. Spin-spin relaxation is also referred to as transverse relaxation or T₂ and describes the decay of the excited magnetization perpendicular to the applied magnetic field (fig.

What are relaxation processes in NMR?

Relaxation in NMR is a fundamental concept which describes the coherence loss of the magnetization in the x-y plane and the recovery of relaxation along the z-axis.

What is T1 and T2 relaxation in NMR?

The approach of the system to thermal equilibrium is known as relaxation and T1 and T2 are relaxation times (relaxation rates R1(2)=1/T1(2) are also used). Both relaxation times are time constants used to characterize what are assumed to be first order rate processes.

What is longitudinal relaxation vs transverse relaxation?

Longitudinal relaxation corresponds to longitudinal magnetization recovery. Transverse relaxation corresponds to transverse magnetization decay.