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What does the spin-lattice relaxation time T1 describe?

  • A.The interval between successive radiofrequency pulses
  • B.Recovery of magnetisation along the field direction
  • C.Loss of phase coherence in the transverse plane
  • D.The time for the sample to reach thermal equilibrium with the room

Answer: B

T1 is the time constant for the longitudinal magnetisation to return towards its equilibrium value after a pulse, energy passing from the spins to their surroundings, the lattice. It sets how long you must wait between pulses: about five times T1 for essentially complete recovery. Loss of transverse coherence is T2, the sample reaches room temperature long before any of this, and the pulse interval is chosen by the operator in the light of T1. A long T1 is the reason quaternary carbons are weak in a fast experiment.

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