Title: spin-spin relaxation time
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - spin-spin relaxation time
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08426
Status: current

Definition
Reciprocal of the rate constant of spin-spin relaxation.

Related Terms
- net dephasing time: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08380
- spin-lattice relaxation time: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08423
- spin-spin relaxation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08425

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 707 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)

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Citation: Citation: 'spin-spin relaxation time' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08426
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