NMR Expertise Centre

Spectrometers

The spectrometers listed below are all managed by the NMR expertise center. In general there are two categories to be discerned:

Open access infrastructure

These spectrometers operate 24/7 in a semi-automated environment and are available for researchers to measure in an independent manner following a short training organized by Emile Ottoy (CTO).

300MHz (Phobos)
400MHZ (Deimos)

Research infrastructure

This infrastructure is accessible to dedicated researchers only, following a clear and adequate motivation illustrating the research needs. The researcher in questions needs to follow an in-depth training before access is allowed.

500MHz (Nestor)
500MHz (Hercules)
700MHz (Hera)

300MHz Avance I (Bruker) - Phobos

Technical description

• 5mm dual channel probe head - ¹H and Broadband (BBO-type)

• Running Topspin 2.1 in ICONNMR environment

• Fully automated SampleXpress sample changer for 60 samples

• Ultrashield type magnet

400MHz Avance II (Bruker) - Deimos

Technical description

• 5mm dual channel N₂ cryoprobe - ¹H and Broadband (Prodigy BBO-type)

• 5mm dual channel probe head - ¹H and Broadband (BBO-type)

• Prodigy Cryoplatform

• Running Topspin 3.2 in ICONNMR environment

• Fully automated bacs sample changer for 60 samples

• Ultrashield type magnet

500MHz Avance III (Bruker) - Hercules

Technical description

• 4mm dual channel HR-MAS iProbe - ¹H and ¹³C (soft matter)

• 4mm dual channel CPMAS iProbe - ¹H and Broadband (solid state)

• 5mm dual channel probe head - ¹H and Broadband (BBI-type, liquid state)

• 5mm dual channel High Gradient probe

• MAS III Pneumatic Unit

• Running Topspin 3.6

• Automated sample changer for 10 MAS 4mm rotors

• Ascend type magnet

500MHz Avance III HD (Bruker) - Nestor

Technical description

• 5mm tripple channel probe head - ¹H ¹³C ¹⁹F (TXO type)

• Running Topspin 3.6

• Fully automated bacs sample changer for 60 samples

• Oxford type magnet

700MHz Avance II (Bruker) - Hera

Technical description

• 5mm triple channel N₂ cryoprobe - ¹H/¹⁹F ¹³C ¹⁵N (Prodigy TCI-type)

• 5mm triple channel probe head - ¹H ¹³C ¹⁵N (TXI-type)

• 1mm triple channel probe head - ¹H ¹³C ¹⁵N (TXI-type)

• Prodigy Cryoplatform

• Running Topspin 3.1

• Fully automated bacs sample changer for 60 samples

• Ultrashield + type magnet