Basic NMR Concepts

New users are expected to be familar with these basic NMR concepts before beginning the training process. Many decuational links are available through this web site here.

Please contact facility personnel if you have questions or need some assitance.

• Nuclear spin and resonance

• Vector model and rotating frame

• Superconducting magnet

• 90-degree pulse

• Basic pulse sequence nomenclature

• FID - free induction decay

• FT - Fourier transform

• Time vs. frequency domains

• Chemical shift (ppm vs. Hz)

• T1 - longitudinal relaxation

• T2 - transverse relaxation

• Deuterium lock

• Scalar coupling

• Simple 1-D proton interpretation

• General sensitivity of NMR

Recommended Book:

High Resolution NMR Techniques in Organic Chemistry, Timothy D.W. Claridge, Oxford, 1999.