Abstract
Ultrafast NMR based on spatial encoding yields arbitrary multidimensional spectra in a single scan. The dramatic acceleration afforded by spatial parallelisation makes it possible to capture transient species and processes, and has notably been applied to the monitoring of reactions and the analysis of hyperpolarised species. At the heart of ultrafast NMR lies the spatially sequential manipulation of nuclear spins. This is virtually always achieved by combining a swept radio-frequency pulse with a magnetic field gradient pulse. The dynamics of nuclear spins during these pulse sequence elements is key to understand and design ultrafast NMR experiments, and can often be described by surprisingly simple models. This article describes the spatial encoding of relaxation, chemical shift and diffusion in a common framework and discusses directions for future developments.
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