Nuclear Spin Relaxation by Translational Diffusion

H. C. Torrey
Phys. Rev. 92, 962 – Published 15 November 1953
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Abstract

The general theory of Bloembergen, Purcell, and Pound of nuclear spin relaxation has been extended to a more quantitative study of relaxation by translational diffusion. It has been found necessary to treat the problem by the theory of random walk. In the case of isotropic diffusion two cases have been studied: one in which the flight distance has a probability distribution, and the other in which it is constant. The problem of random walk to nearest neighbor sites in a lattice is also treated and quantitative results are obtained for a face-centered cubic lattice.

  • Received 21 July 1953

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.92.962

©1953 American Physical Society

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H. C. Torrey

  • Department of Physics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

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Vol. 92, Iss. 4 — November 1953

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