We have two dedicated solid state Bruker NMR machines, one running at 600 MHz and the other at 200 MHz. We also have access to the newly expanded 51³Ô¹ÏÍø  for solution state work.

For more information on our solid state machines, please see below.

NMR solid state machines

Bruker 600 MHz NMR

We have a 600MHz Bruker standard bore superconducting magnet operating at a field strength of 14.1T, dedicated to solid state applications. This machine is used to study mobile anisotropic systems, such as model membranes and lyotropic liquid crystals.

We have a variety of probes allowing us to study a wide range of nuclei. Sample are studied either as "powder" dispersions of aligned systems, or using Magic Angle Spinning (MAS) techniques.

We can heat to around 150°C and perform low temperature work, either using an electric chiller unit or by passing nitrogen gas through a liquid nitrogen dewer.

Probes available

2.5mm MAS Double Resonance Probe

  • 2.5mm rotors allow spinning speeds < 35kHz (typically 3-15kHz)
  • Allows very high resolution 1H spectra
  • Also used for 13C MAS and 31P MAS
  • Can use 1H decoupling for NOE, CP ..etc..
  • Small sample quantities required (5mg)
  • Temperature range: -50 to 150°C

4mm MAS Double Resonance Probe

  • 4mm rotors allow spinning speeds < 15kHz (typically 3-5kHz)
  • Ideal for 13C MAS, 31P (MAS and static) and 1H MAS
  • Good signal to noise with full rotor
  • Moderate sample quantities (100mg)
  • May employ 1H decoupling, NOE, CP ..etc..
  • Temperature range: -50 to 150°C

7mm MAS Low Frequency Single Resonance Probe

  • 7mm rotors allow spinning speeds < 7kHz (typically 3-5kHz)
  • Low frequency probe
  • Ideal for 14N (MAS and static)
  • Excellent signal to noise with full rotor
  • Large sample quantities (300mg)
  • Temperature range: -50 to 150°C

5mm Wideline Probe

  • Large frequency range
  • Ideal for quadrupole work 2H, 14N
  • Good signal to noise with full sample tube
  • Large sample quantities (150mg)
  • Temperature range: -50 to 150°C

We also have a standard Bruker BBO solution state probe.

Bruker 200 MHz NMR

We have a 200MHz Bruker wide bore superconducting magnet operating at a field strength of 4.7T, dedicated to solid state applications.

We have a variety of probes to study a wide range of nuclei. Samples are studied either as "powder" dispersions of aligned systems, or via Magic Angle Spinning (MAS) techniques.

Samples can be heated to around 300°C and we can perform low temperature work, by passing nitrogen gas through a liquid nitrogen dewer.

Probes available

4mm MAS Double Resonance Probe

  • 4mm rotors allow spinning speeds < 15kHz (typically 3-5kHz)
  • Ideal for 13C MAS, 31P (MAS and static) and 1H MAS
  • Good signal to noise with full rotor
  • Moderate sample quantities (100mg)
  • May employ 1H decoupling, NOE, CP ..etc..
  • Temperature range: -50 to 300°C

7mm MAS Double Resonance Probe

  • 7mm rotors allow spinning speeds < 7kHz (typically 3-5kHz)
  • Ideal for 13C MAS, 31P (MAS and static) and 1H MAS
  • Excellent signal to noise with full rotor
  • Large sample quantities (300mg)
  • Temperature range: -50 to 300°C

7mm MAS Triple Resonance Probe

  • 7mm rotors allow spinning speeds < 7kHz (typically 3-5kHz)
  • Ideal for 13C MAS, 31P (MAS and static) and 1H MAS
  • Correlation between 2 nuclei (+ 1H) can be examined.
  • Excellent signal to noise with full rotor
  • Large sample quantities (300mg)
  • Temperature range: -50 to 300°C

5mm Wideline Probe

  • Large frequency range
  • Ideal for quadrupole work 2H, 14N
  • Good signal to noise with full sample tube
  • Large sample quantities (150mg)
  • Temperature range: -50 to 150°C

4mm Cramps Probe

  • Ideal for 1H MAS
  • Excellent signal to noise with full rotor
  • Moderate sample quantities (100mg)
  • Temperature range: -50 to 300°C

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