NMR PULSE SEQUENCE GENERATOR FOR A PC DRIVEN SPECTROMETER

Abstract This paper describes software devoted to the generation of NMR pulse sequences and which has been developed for a spectrometer under the control of a PC. It has been specially designed with the goal of upgrading early NMR spectrometers and represents a powerful tool for programming pulse sequences with an arbitrary degree of complexity. Its key features are: ease of use, flexibility, versatility and hardware independence. Moreover, an important use of graphism (allowing for the visualization of sequences) associated with its interactivity makes it also an ideal educational tool. The software structure and the programming language are detailed. Some examples are provided which illustrate the different steps invoked in the generator operation.