The measurement of the apparent nuclear spin-spin relaxation times of N.Q.R. signals in the ultra-high-frequency region

Abstract

Apparent spin-spin relaxation times, T₂*, for the ¹²⁷I nuclear quadrupole resonances of a series of substituted iodobenzenes were measured by the Doolan-Hacobian double-pulse detection technique. A coaxial line oscillator capable of operation to 800 MHz was used to obtain the signals of the higher frequency transitions. It is shown that the ratio of the T₂* measurements of the lower to the upper transition in spin 5/2 systems is of the order of two. This is in accordance with the assumption that the broadening is mainly electrical in nature and arises from the spread in the principal component of the electric field gradients produced by crystal defects.