Lecturer: Dr. Kerstin Münnemann

Workload: 2 SWS per week, 3 ECTS credits

Prerequisites: none

Start: Fri., October 30, 2026

Office hours:

Office hours for the lecture and lab course are available by appointment. Please contact Liliane Walter directly by email.

Lab dates:

Will be announced in the lecture.

Exam:

An oral exam will be held at the end of the course. Dates will be announced in good time.

Contents:

• Physical principles of magnetic resonance (for nuclear spins and electron spins)
• One- and multidimensional spectroscopy
• Imaging
• Diffusion and flow measurements
• Modern hyperpolarization methods for increasing the sensitivity of magnetic resonance
• A wide range of application examples for the various magnetic resonance techniques

Lab course:

• Spectroscopy, especially multidimensional spectroscopy
• Relaxometry
• Diffusion
• Imaging
• NMR/ESR with portable benchtop spectrometers
• Signal enhancement through hyperpolarization methods

Note:

Participation in the e-learning course is recommended. Further information is available in the OLAT course. The lecture materials are provided there. You will also receive further information and tips this way. The course code will be announced in the lecture.

Literature:

• Malcolm H. Levitt: Spin Dynamics, Wiley, ISBN 978-0-470-51117-6
• Harald Günther: NMR Spectroscopy, Wiley, ISBN 0 471 95199 4
• Paul T. Callaghan: Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, Clarendon Press, Oxford, ISBN 978-0-19-853997-1
• L.T. Kuhn: Hyperpolarization Methods in NMR Spectroscopy, Topics in Current Chemistry, Vol. 338, Springer, ISBN 978-3-642-39728-8