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The normalized limit of detection in NMR spectroscopy
Piotr Lepucki1, Adam P Dioguardi1, Daniil Karnaushenko2
1IFW Dresden, Institut für Festkörperforschung, Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
Abstract:
We derive the normalized limit of detection for frequency space (nLODf) as a parameter to measure the sensitivity of an NMR spectroscopy setup. nLODf is independent of measurement settings such as bandwidth or number of measurement points, and allows to compare performances of different setups. We demonstrate the usefulness of the new nLODf by comparing the sensitivity of NMR setups from various publications, which all use microcoils. Finally, we want to propose a standard measurement and report format for the sensitivity of new NMR setups.
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