Field dependence of the relaxation of 79Br in KBr and its use as a temperature calibrant

Published: Monday, 08 October 2012 - 19:43 UTC

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Beckett, P., et al., Field dependence of the relaxation of 79Br in KBr and its use as a temperature calibrant. J. Magn. Reson., 2012. 223(0): p. 61-63.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2012.07.007

The longitudinal relaxation time of 79Br nuclei in KBr is field independent, between 4.7 T and 14.1 T. The results suggest that inconsistencies in the literature are due to differences in the experimental set-ups. The limitations of KBr as temperature calibrant are discussed.