Compact NMR on site

online lecture by Berhnhard Blümich on 18 March 25 at 3 pm

Moderation: Eva Wille

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a physical resonance effect used to investigate molecular properties of matter by irradiating atomic nuclei in magnetic fields with radio frequency waves. In chemistry, it is used to elucidate the structure and dynamics of molecules, in medicine to image the morphology and function of the human body, and in physics and engineering to characterize material properties. The increasing use of compact and mobile NMR devices is expanding the range of applications of NMR [1,2] and motivating a renewed look at its fundamentals [3]. Embedded in everyday experience, the lecture attempts to explain the apparently complex nature of NMR using simple basic scientific knowledge. Various areas of application of compact NMR devices are presented using examples from chemical analysis and material testing of cultural heritage objects.

References
1. B. Blümich, K. Singh, Desktop NMR and its Applications from Materials Science to Organic Chemistry, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 57 (2018) 6996-7010.
2. B. Blümich, S. Haber-Pohlmeier, W. Zia, Compact NMR, de Gruyter, Berlin, 2014.
3. B. Blümich, Essential NMR, Springer, Cham, 2019.