Nuclear spin relaxation
Józef Kowalewski
Abstract
The review covers the progress in the field of NMR relaxation in fluids primarily during 2019. Since the topic is returning to this volume SPR after a break of a few years, some highlights of the relaxation literature from the period 2014–18 are mentioned. The emphasis is on comparatively simple liquids and solutions of physico-chemical and chemical interest, as in previous periods, but selected biophysics-related topics (including some work on relaxation in solid biomaterials) and relaxation-related studies on more complex systems (macromolecular solutions, liquid crystalline systems, glassy and porous materials) are also covered. Section 2 of the chapter is concerned with general, physical and experimental aspects of nuclear spin relaxation, while Section 3 is concentrated on applications.