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There is a total of 186 references, but the claim of an ‘extensive list of references’ at the end of each chapter is hardly borne out by Chapter 7 (six references). There are a few typographical errors but on the whole the text is error-free. It should be noted (p.81) that NIM ceased to exist in 1980 when its name changed to Mintek (Council for Mineral Technology). The authors have interpreted the Russian scientist Babat’s name as Bapat (pp. 22,47). Trevor Steele’s name is misspelt on p. 151. On p. 174, Ron Mallett’s initials should be R.C. This book is a very useful text on precious metal analysis, especially for novices, and the authors are correct to single out the ICP as the best source to use for the determination of precious
metals. Although some might argue in favour of the rare earth elements, the authors maintain that the determination of the precious metals remains the ‘ultimate challenge to the inorganic chemist’. Their book will help you meet this challenge.
GLYN MOORE Dr. G.L. Moore spent 12 years in the Analytical Science Division, Mintek, specializing in the simplex optimization of inductively coupled plasma He is currently a senior sources. public relations officer in the Information and Communications Division, Mintek, and has been the South African Chemical Institute’s consulting editor for ChemSA since 1988.
Principles of NMR microscopy
Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, by PT. Callaghan, Oxford Science Publications, Oxford, 1991, f 60.00 (512 pp.), ISBN O-19853944-4.
The development of the NMR imaging technique, and the instrumentation used to execute the experiment, has largely been dominated by the financial force represented by the medical industry. For this reason there are many books currently available which deal with the subject from a radiologist’s perspective. Although Professor Callaghan has borrowed an analogy from X-ray spectroscopy to provide a rigorous treatment of NMR Microscopy, the similarity ends there; this book is written primarily for physical scientists. The first half of the book (Chapters 1 to 4) gives a thorough development of the principles of NMR, the use of magnetic field gradients to create spatial dimension, and a critical discussion of the pertinent parameters which must be considered to obtain the highest possible resolution. The description of NMR images in ‘k-space’ is a powerful method for understanding
the conjugate relationships used in measuring and visualising an NMR image. This is extended further to ‘qspace’, in analogy with the reciprocal lattice relations conventionally used to describe X-ray diffraction. Q-space is an elegant manner of mapping the probability density functions of a translationally dynamic nuclear ensemble, but more importantly represents a fresh way of thinking about the problem. The relationship between ‘k-’ and ‘q-space’, and the subsequent design of experimental contrast, is a and significant recurring theme throughout the book. Chapters 5 to 8 demonstrate applications of NMR microscopy to biology, materials science, flow/rheology, and porous media, and do not necessarily require the first 4 chapters as requisite reading. A thorough presentation of literature is given, the recent augmented by an indepth discussion of dynamic (flow and diffusion) behaviour of liquids, and heterogeneous media properties, which themselves are significant monographs in their own right. Chapter 6 describes the mechanics of how, what, and where in an NMR With respect to the microscope.
TrAC Contributions Articles for this journal are generally commissioned. Prospective authors who have not been invited to write should first approach one of the Contributing Editors, or the Staff Editor in Amsterdam (see below), with a brief outline of the proposed article including a few references. Authors should note that all manuscripts are subject to peer review, and commissioning does not automatically guarantee publication. Short items of news, etc. and letters may be sent without prior arrangement to: Mr. D.C. Coleman, Staff Editor TrAC, PO. Box 330, 1000 AH Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tel.: (+31 20) 5862784; Fax: (+31 20) 5862304.
preceding eight chapters it is surprisingly cursory (acknowledged in the preface), and is perhaps disappointing given the author’s experience in this area and the intended audience. Most investigators entering this field must still innovate with instrumentation in order to advance. It is also an unusual way to end a book, but is in keeping with the ‘hands-on’ theme which runs through the entire work. In conclusion, I would enthusiastically recommend this book to any scientist interested in NMR imaging methods, and in particular their application to dynamic processes in microscopic regimes. This is a cogently written book, giving an excellent account of the state of the art in NMR microscopy. It shows what can be done with the technique in the hands of capable scientists, how it is done, and what the limitations are; the rest is up to you.
G.J. NESBITT Dr. G. J. Nesbit is at Koninklijke/ShellLaboratorium, Shell Research 6. V., P.0. Box 3003, 7003 AA Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
‘rends
inanalyticalchemistry,vol. 71,no. 6, 7992
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There is a total of 186 references, but the claim of an ‘extensive list of references’ at the end of each chapter is hardly borne out by Chapter 7 (six references). There are a few typographical errors but on the whole the text is error-free. It should be noted (p.81) that NIM ceased to exist in 1980 when its name changed to Mintek (Council for Mineral Technology). The authors have interpreted the Russian scientist Babat’s name as Bapat (pp. 22,47). Trevor Steele’s name is misspelt on p. 151. On p. 174, Ron Mallett’s initials should be R.C. This book is a very useful text on precious metal analysis, especially for novices, and the authors are correct to single out the ICP as the best source to use for the determination of precious
metals. Although some might argue in favour of the rare earth elements, the authors maintain that the determination of the precious metals remains the ‘ultimate challenge to the inorganic chemist’. Their book will help you meet this challenge.
GLYN MOORE Dr. G.L. Moore spent 12 years in the Analytical Science Division, Mintek, specializing in the simplex optimization of inductively coupled plasma He is currently a senior sources. public relations officer in the Information and Communications Division, Mintek, and has been the South African Chemical Institute’s consulting editor for ChemSA since 1988.
Principles of NMR microscopy
Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, by PT. Callaghan, Oxford Science Publications, Oxford, 1991, f 60.00 (512 pp.), ISBN O-19853944-4.
The development of the NMR imaging technique, and the instrumentation used to execute the experiment, has largely been dominated by the financial force represented by the medical industry. For this reason there are many books currently available which deal with the subject from a radiologist’s perspective. Although Professor Callaghan has borrowed an analogy from X-ray spectroscopy to provide a rigorous treatment of NMR Microscopy, the similarity ends there; this book is written primarily for physical scientists. The first half of the book (Chapters 1 to 4) gives a thorough development of the principles of NMR, the use of magnetic field gradients to create spatial dimension, and a critical discussion of the pertinent parameters which must be considered to obtain the highest possible resolution. The description of NMR images in ‘k-space’ is a powerful method for understanding
the conjugate relationships used in measuring and visualising an NMR image. This is extended further to ‘qspace’, in analogy with the reciprocal lattice relations conventionally used to describe X-ray diffraction. Q-space is an elegant manner of mapping the probability density functions of a translationally dynamic nuclear ensemble, but more importantly represents a fresh way of thinking about the problem. The relationship between ‘k-’ and ‘q-space’, and the subsequent design of experimental contrast, is a and significant recurring theme throughout the book. Chapters 5 to 8 demonstrate applications of NMR microscopy to biology, materials science, flow/rheology, and porous media, and do not necessarily require the first 4 chapters as requisite reading. A thorough presentation of literature is given, the recent augmented by an indepth discussion of dynamic (flow and diffusion) behaviour of liquids, and heterogeneous media properties, which themselves are significant monographs in their own right. Chapter 6 describes the mechanics of how, what, and where in an NMR With respect to the microscope.
TrAC Contributions Articles for this journal are generally commissioned. Prospective authors who have not been invited to write should first approach one of the Contributing Editors, or the Staff Editor in Amsterdam (see below), with a brief outline of the proposed article including a few references. Authors should note that all manuscripts are subject to peer review, and commissioning does not automatically guarantee publication. Short items of news, etc. and letters may be sent without prior arrangement to: Mr. D.C. Coleman, Staff Editor TrAC, PO. Box 330, 1000 AH Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tel.: (+31 20) 5862784; Fax: (+31 20) 5862304.
preceding eight chapters it is surprisingly cursory (acknowledged in the preface), and is perhaps disappointing given the author’s experience in this area and the intended audience. Most investigators entering this field must still innovate with instrumentation in order to advance. It is also an unusual way to end a book, but is in keeping with the ‘hands-on’ theme which runs through the entire work. In conclusion, I would enthusiastically recommend this book to any scientist interested in NMR imaging methods, and in particular their application to dynamic processes in microscopic regimes. This is a cogently written book, giving an excellent account of the state of the art in NMR microscopy. It shows what can be done with the technique in the hands of capable scientists, how it is done, and what the limitations are; the rest is up to you.
G.J. NESBITT Dr. G. J. Nesbit is at Koninklijke/ShellLaboratorium, Shell Research 6. V., P.0. Box 3003, 7003 AA Amsterdam, The Netherlands.