Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy is based on the idea that some nuclei can behave as little magnetic bars (I spin number ≠ 0). In the presence of a magnetic field (B0) the nuclear spins feel a small torque for or against the B0 axis, which results in a net magnetization along the B0 direction. Benchtop NMR 1-855-NMREADY (667-3239) toll-free in the US and Canada.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy is based on the idea that some nuclei can behave as little magnetic bars (I spin number ≠ 0). In the presence of a magnetic field (B0) the nuclear spins feel a small torque for or against the B0 axis, which results in a net magnetization along the B0 direction. Benchtop NMR 1-855-NMREADY (667-3239) toll-free in the US and Canada.

In NMR, the net magnetization is detected in the xy plane, giving rise to the FID (Free Induction Decay). The process by which the magnetization in the xy plane decays away, over time, to its equilibrium value of zero, is known as T2 relaxation, transversal relaxation, relaxation on the xy plane, or spin-spin relaxation.