A new method to estimate the nuclear spin–lattice relaxation time of -NMR in uranium intermetallic compounds

Abstract We propose a new method to estimate the spin–lattice relaxation time of 235 U ( 235 T 1 ) ‘indirectly’ in uranium intermetallic compounds. Spin–spin couplings between 235 U and ligand nuclei play a key role in the method. By applying this method to URh 3 , we have found 235 T 1 (T) to be given by 235 T 1 T∼2 s K .