Shortening NMR experimental times

Abstract

Conventionally, arrayed nuclear magnetic resonance experiments, such as diffusion and relaxation, are performed with the same number of scans (NS) at each iteration despite the signal-to-noise ratio being more than sufficient for many of the iterations. Here, we propose a simple yet effective approach that significantly shortens experimental times by varying NS through the arrayed experiments while keeping the signal-to-noise ratio essentially the same and retaining experimental accuracy.