CMM for BEAM: NMR spectroscopy for biomolecular and materials characterization CMM in the GRK 2670 “Beyond Amphiphilicity”

Day 1:
1. Basics: spins polarization, pulsed NMR, precession, FID signal and sensitivity, relaxation times (KS)
2. Technical details: function of a pulsed NMR spectrometer (GH)>
3. Data acquisition and processing: Fourier trans-formation, phases and offsets, sampling issues (GH)
4. Afternoon lab: learn to apply the basics (KS, GH, YG)
Literature: J. Keeler, Understanding NMR Spectroscopy, John Wiley & Sons,Chichester 2010 (+ short lecture version 2002/2004) M. H. Levitt, “Spin Dynamics”, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester 2008, E. Fukushima, S. B. W. Roeder, “Experimental Pulse NMR”,Westview Press, Boulder 1981 K. Schmidt-Rohr, H. W. Spiess, “Multidimensional Solid-State NMR and Polymers”, Academic Press, San Diego 1994

Day 2:
5. Solid-state NMR: line broadening by anisotropic interactions,dipole-dipole couplings, dynamic averaging effects (KS)
6. (Pulsed) field gradients: imaging and diffusion (GH)
7. Afternoon lab: play with soft matter samples – qualitative molecular mobility by 1H low-field NMR (KS) – learn how to use and calibrate gradients (1H low field, MC) – diffusion measurement in protein solutions (1H high field, AK)
Literature: • J. Keeler, Understanding NMR Spectroscopy, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester 2005 (+ short lecture version 2002/2004) • M. H. Levitt, “Spin Dynamics”, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester 2008 • E. Fukushima, S. B. W. Roeder, “Experimental Pulse NMR”, Westview Press, K. Schmidt-Rohr, H. W. Spiess, “Multidimensional Solid-State NMR and Polymers”, Academic Press, San Diego 1994