I am looking for some guidance on researching T1rho relaxation. Does anybody have updated information or references to explain the lengthening of T2 in a spin lock field (T1 rho relaxation)? If, like me, you are confused, you might find Redfield's energy/entropy explanation (Phys Rev 98, 6, 1955, p 1792) to be comprehensible. |
You might take a look in "High Resolution NMR in the Solid State: Fundamentals of CP/MAS" by E.O. Stejskal and J.D. Memory. There is a decent section on dynamics and relaxation described within. |
I recommend to start with Slichter's "Principles of Magnetic Resonance". In the section on spin temperature they explain the effect of spin-locking. |