Module 3: Magnetic Resonance Theory I
Module Leader
Malcolm Levitt
Aims and objectives
To provide the postgraduate student with the basic theory underpinning modern magnetic resonance, including the quantum description of nuclear and electronic spin systems, the density operator treatment, the quantum equations of motion, and the quantum description of pulsed magnetic resonance experiments
Syllabus
Magnetic Resonance Theory topics including:
• Nuclear and electronic magnetism
• Fourier transform spectroscopy
• Time-dependent quantum mechanics
• Spin Hamiltonian
• Nuclear spin interactions
• Dynamics of a single spin-1/2
• Spin-1/2 ensemble
• Density operator and density matrix
• Magnetization vector
• Thermal equilibrium
• Hyperpolarization
• Relaxation
• Spin echoes
• Basics of MRI
Credit
Successful completion of the module contributes 3 credits (30 hours student effort)
Assessment
Information regarding the assessment for this module is now availble on Moodle
Bibliography
Spin Dynamics: Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, M.H. Levitt, 2nd ed Wiley-Blackwell (2008)
Especially chapters 5-12, 14-15
Course Material
Course material is now available on Moodle