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 NEO (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 4.3 in ICONNMR environment

• Fully automated Sample Xpress sample changer for 60 samples

• Ultrashield type magnet

The 400MHz is funded thanks to the following grants:

Upgrade of the old room temperature BBO probe to a Prodigy cryoprobe: FWO I006920N
(GISMO code 319309020)
Renewal of the spectrometer console to Avance NEO: Ghent University BOF.BAS.2022.0023.01
(GISMO code BOF/BAS/2022/105)

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

The 500MHz is funded thanks to the following grants:

Spectrometer + magnet and accessories, including BBI and high-gradient diffusion probe: Hercules foundation AUGE/09/2006
(GISMO code 19201210)
Solid state (CP-MAS) and HR-MAS conversion: FWO I006920N
(GISMO code 319309020)

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

The 500MHz is funded thanks to the following grants:

Installation of the TXO ¹H/¹⁹F/¹³C room temperature probe: FWO G011015N
Renewal of the spectrometer console to Avance III HD: Ghent University BOF.BAS.20200019.01
(GISMO code 01B07520)

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

The 700MHz is funded thanks to the following grants:

Spectrometer + magnet and accessories: FFEU-ZWAP (2003)
Upgrade of the old room temperature TXI probe to a Prodigy cryoprobe: Hercules foundation AUGE/15/2012
(GISMO code 319202316)