title: NMR and monte carlo simulation studies of water adsorption dynamics.
abstract: Nuclear magnetic resonance water proton spin-spin relaxation time T(2) was measured in wood samples with moisture contents ranging from 0.50 to 26.4%. The experimental results are discussed in terms of Monte Carlo simulations, which determine the correlation times tau for reorientation of the water molecule proton-proton vectors. We demonstrate that 1/T(2) and tau qualitatively follow the same behavior with surface hydration. The common application of the multisite exchange model to hydrated systems is discussed in light of the new results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada.
authors.forename: S K K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peemoeller
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D003198:Computer Simulation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors; D014197:Trees / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014934:Wood / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water