Physics Dept. Seminar-FR

Event Details:

Speaker:  MIke Gill, UNBF Physics

Topic: "Determination of Sucrose in Maple Sap Within Woody Structure by Time Domain Magnetic Resonance."

"Maple syrup is the backbone of a large industry in Canada: accounting for over $500 million worth of production in 2019 alone. The key component of syrup is sugar, and, as such, the concentration of sucrose in maple sap is fundamental to the production cost. To date, testing sap for sucrose content is an invasive measurement and can only be done on trees after they have attained a minimum size. In this seminar, we will discuss how time domain magnetic resonance (TD-MR) can detect sucrose content in extruded sap through careful measurement of the self-diffusion coefficient of water. Then we will look at the various ways TD-MR has been employed in other studies of water within woody structure. Finally, we will review some preliminary results of the ongoing study and address some experimental considerations of the measurement."

NOTE: Seminar event starts at 1 p.m. to allow the speaker time to set up and time for attendees to have an open chat until the seminar start time of 1:15 p.m.

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