net dephasing time

symbol: T2
synonym: T2-star
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08380
Measured time constant associated with spin-spin relaxation for loss of magnetization in the xy plane.
Note:
T2 includes losses due to B0 inhomogeneity as well as spin-spin relaxation and is always less than or equal to the spin-lattice relaxation time (T2).
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 647. (Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)) on page 697 [Terms] [Paper]