Spinach (software)

Spinach software
Developer(s)Ilya Kuprov (lead developer)
Initial release17 November 2011; 13 years ago (2011-11-17)
Stable release
2.8 / 6 August 2023; 15 months ago (2023-08-06)
Written inMatlab
Operating systemWindows, Linux, macOS
Available inEnglish
TypeMagnetic resonance
LicenseMIT License
Websitespindynamics.org

Spinach is an open-source magnetic resonance simulation package initially released in 2011[1] and continuously updated since.[2] The package is written in Matlab and makes use of the built-in parallel computing and GPU interfaces of Matlab.[3]

The name of the package whimsically refers to the physical concept of spin and to Popeye the Sailor who, in the eponymous comic books, becomes stronger after consuming spinach.[4]

250 MHz ECOSY NMR spectrum of strychnine alkaloid simulated using Spinach.
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