NMR Using the Series Connected Hybrid Magnet

Next offering: In-person meetings were cancelled throughout 2020-2022 due to the pandemic; next possible offering is October 2024 (3-4 days)

Location: NHMFL Main Facility, Tallahassee, Florida
Leaders: Rob Schurko & Zhehong Gan (TDP3)
Last offered: September 24-28, 2018 – Find a summary here

This workshop will have introductory elements of mag­net design and construction, field stabilization, and NMR of quadrupolar nuclei at high fields. These will be cou­pled with hands-on work using conventional ssNMR systems, field mapping equipment, and demonstra­tions using the SCH system as well as a tour of the MS&T construction projects. Participants will split their time between classroom lectures, demonstrations on testing of field homogeneity, stability and stabiliza­tion, and laboratory exercises with conventional NMR systems and the SCH system to examine quadrupolar nuclei.

Goals:

  • Learn best practices for NMR magnet design and evaluation
  • Develop a working knowledge of ssNMR experiments for quadrupolar nuclei at high fields
  • Appreciate the challenges and opportunities of ultra-high field NMR systems.

September 2018 workshop summary

 A week-long SCH workshop was held September 24-29, 2018 at the NHMFL. The workshop aimed at a mixture of biological and material applications and provided hands-on experiences to the participants of running the SCH NMR system.

In addition to acquiring preliminary data using the SCH with samples from the participants, lectures on bio-solids and quadrupole NMR, SCH operation, magnet technology, NMR probes, pulse programing and data processing were given by the NHMFL staff. Participants gave overwhelmingly positive feedback and recommendations for future workshops through the survey conducted after the workshop.

SCH Workshop Materials

SCH Workshop Participants

  • Amrit Venkatesh (Iowa State University)
  • Tsatsa Battsengel (University of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Jinlei Cui (Washington University in St. Louis)
  • Chandan Singh (Sanford Burnham Institute)
  • Jodi Kraus (University of Delaware)