Solid State NMR

A student adding a sample to the Solid State NMR

The Department has a broad range of modern solid state NMR instrumentation, including the joint second highest field wide-bore instrument in the UK and a wide range of probes.

Both solid state instruments are located in A76, with access via the A75 preparation room. Access is restricted to approved users only. The magnets are usually refilled with liquid nitrogen on Wednesdays and with liquid helium approximately every two months for the 700 and six months for the 400. If you wish to request time on these instruments, contact Dr John Griffin - they are generally booked one month in advance. Potential new users can access the induction forms on OneDrive (print double-sided).

Bookings

Bruker AVANCE III HD 700 WB

  • UltraShield Plus wide-bore (89 mm) 16.4 T magnet
  • 1H/19F amplifier: 1 kW
  • X amplifiers: 500 W and 1 KW
  • 2H amplifier: 80 W
  • BSVT variable temperature system - above ambient
  • BCU II variable temperature system - ambient down to -40 °C
  • CentOS 5.5
  • TopSpin 3.2pl6 and 3.5pl7, with licenses for NUS and Protein Dynamics Center

Several probes are available, including a 1H-optimised liquids option:

  • 2.5 mm CP/MAS HXY - up to 35 kHz MAS, -70 - +80 °C
  • 3.2 mm CP/MAS HXY - up to 24 kHz, -140 - +150 °C
  • 4 mm CP/MAS HX (109Ag-13C, "low gamma") - up to 15 kHz, -140 - +150 °C
  • Flat coil 1H/13C/15N triple resonance - -80 - +80 °C
  • Liquids 5 mm TXI (1H, 13C, 15N) inverse triple resonance probe, with accompanying 2H lock, gradient and BOSS-III shim systems - -150 - +150 °C)
Bruker AVANCE III HD 700 WB

Bruker AVANCE III HD 400 WB

  • Ascend wide-bore (89 mm) 9.4 T magnet
  • ×2 1H/19F amplifiers: 300 W and 1 kW
  • ×2 X amplifiers: 500 W and 1 kW
  • BSVT variable temperature control - above ambient
  • BCU II variable temperature control - ambient down to -40 °C
  • CentOS 5.5
  • TopSpin 3.2pl6 and 3.5pl7

Several probes are available:

  • 2.5 mm HX - up to 30 kHz MAS
  • 3.2 mm quadruple resonance (1H, 19F, X, Y) CP/MAS - up to 24 kHz MAS, -70 - +80 °C
  • 4 mm HX ("old 4 mm") - up to 15 kHz MAS
  • 4 mm HX with high B1 field ("MQ") - up to 15 kHz MAS
  • 4 mm HXY - up to 15 kHz MAS
  • 7 mm HX (109Ag-13C) CP/MAS - up to 7 kHz MAS, -140 - +150 °C
  • 7 mm low gamma - up to 7 kHz MAS
  • NMR Service 3.2 mm H/F-X (15N-31P) LED probe - up to 25 kHz MAS, -40 - +140 °C, 365 or 600 nm LED's
  • NMR Service H/F-X (75As-31P) in situ electrochemical probe - H/with three-electrode and flow capability - static, -50 - +100 °C
Bruker AVANCE III HD 400 WB

Other equipment

Also available is a Tektronix TDS 3052 oscilloscope (500 MHz maximum).

Magnetic Resonance Facilities

  • Solution State NMR

    The solution-state NMR facilities are located in A74 Faraday Building, accessible via A73 and are used for both research and teaching.

  • NMR Software

    Learn about the software we use in conjunction with our solution state and solid state magnetic resonance equipment.