polarization time

noun

The amount of time allocated for the alignment of the spins of an atom of hydrogen with the static magnetic field during a measurement of nuclear magnetic resonance.

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Meanings

nounpolarization time (countable and uncountable, plural polarization times)

plural polarization times · alternative polarisation time

  1. countableuncountablenuclear physicsThe amount of time allocated for the alignment of the spins of an atom of hydrogen with the static magnetic field during a measurement of nuclear magnetic resonance.
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