There is a rich background of science underpinning the Earth's Field NMR system. A student using the system will gain an understanding of many aspects of physics and chemistry such as quantum physics, thermal physics, statistics, electronics and magnetism. The system also demonstrates many aspects of digital signal processing and data analysis such as Fourier Transform techniques common in many fundamental science experimental techniques.
The system itself has been developed by a team of world-leading international NMR scientists who wanted an apparatus that would work outside the laboratory. The system was developed over many expeditions to the Antarctic to study the water diffusion properties of sea-ice.
Photo of the Earths Field NMR system being used in the Antarctic. Note the modified version of the probe for use in the antarctic environment.
A list of scientific publications about Earth's Field NMR is being maintained here.
A guide to research using the NMR in the earth's field is being collated.