NMR for Physical and Biological Scientists

635 Pages·016.353 MB·English

by  Thomas Pochapsky and Susan Pochapsky

NMR for Physical and Biological Scientists
NMR for Physical and Biological Scientists
Thomas C. Pochapsky and
Susan Sondej Pochapsky
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
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Pochapsky, Thomas C.
NMR for physical and biological scientists/Thomas C. Pochapsky and Susan
Sondej Pochapsky.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8153-4103-2 (alk. paper)
1. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. 2. Nuclear magnetic resonance.
I. Pochapsky, Susan Sondej. II. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. QU 25 P739n 2006]
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CONTENTS
Preface
Symbols and fundamental constants
1. What is spectroscopy?
A semiclassical description of spectroscopy
Damped harmonics
Quantum oscillators
The spectroscopic experiment
Ensembles and coherence
Types of spectroscopy
Practical considerations in spectroscopy
Acquiring a spectrum
Resolution: the problem of line width
Line shape
Problems
2. Elementary aspects of NMR: I. Introduction to spins, ensemble
behavior and coupling
Nuclear and electronic spin
The quantum picture of nuclear spin
The “spinning top” model of nuclear spin