Abstract
Intraspin cross relaxation induced by static quadrupole electric fields is investigated. Equations of motion pertaining to electromagnetic and acoustic spin-resonance experiments on a system of spins of arbitrary magnitude are derived. Explicit solutions are obtained and plotted for simple systems. In conjunction with other decay mechanisms, intraspin cross relaxation can lead to considerable structure in spin-resonance spectra including dips, additional broadening, and narrowing. Our analysis suggests that these effects may occasionally be observed and misinterpreted.