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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Simulation of NMR spectra at zero and ultralow fields from A to Z – a tribute to Prof. Konstantin L'vovich Ivanov
Quentin Stern
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Univ Lyon, ENS Lyon, UCBL, CNRS, CRMN UMR 5082, 69100, VILLEURBANNE, France
Kirill Sheberstov
Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM), Département de chimie,
École normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université,
CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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Short summary
This tutorial paper shows how to simulate NMR spectra at zero to ultralow fields. The process is presented in detail, including the tricks that are usually omitted from research papers and assuming as little prior knowledge from the reader as possible. In this attempt to make NMR simulation approachable, the authors wish to pay tribute to the late Prof. Konstantin L’vovich Ivanov.
This tutorial paper shows how to simulate NMR spectra at zero to ultralow fields. The process is...