Gill, Michael2024-08-222024-08-222024-07https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/38082Maple syrup is an important product to the Canadian economy and to our broader national identity. The sugar concentration of maple sap plays a vital role in the overall profitability of syrup producers. Currently one must damage a tree to extract sap to determine its sugar concentration, and as such, the sap from very young trees cannot be tested. The work of this thesis lays the foundations for non-invasive testing of sugar concentration of maple sap using magnetic resonance. Beginning with extruded sap, magnetic resonance measurements are proposed and assessed then implemented on real sap filled maple wood using portable, handheld sensors within the lab setting. Improvements for the procedures and instrument designs are also discussed.viii, 80electronicenhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2master thesisNewling, BenedictPhysics