CHEM 7910 - Principles of Magnetic Resonance

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: CHEM 7930 or PHYS 4443 or equivalent. Students interested primarily in using magnetic resonance to determine the structure of small molecules and proteins should consider CHEM 6250 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry I and VETMM 7070/ BIOMG 7300 - [Protein NMR Spectroscopy].

J. Freed.

The goal of this course is to impart an understanding of magnetic resonance fundamentals and phenomenology. The course will cover both nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electron spin resonance (ESR) (also called electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)). Topics will include the density-matrix description of spin dynamics, interactions of spins with each other and with the environment, spin relaxation in the motional narrowing and slow motional regimes, two-dimensional spectroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, coherent averaging theory, polarization transfer and dynamic nuclear polarization. The course will be taught at the level of the Principles of Magnetic Resonance by Charles P. Slichter.