Bruker Avance III HD 600 (‘nmr600a‘)

• Single bay, installation 2014
• Oxford magnet, installation 1994
• SampleXpress automatic sample changer
• BCU 1 variable temperature precooling unit
• Cryo platform
• DCH ¹³C / ¹H cryoprobe with z gradient and ATM

Main applications:

• 1D and 2D NMR experiments with high sensitivity (cryoprobe), 0 to 80 °C

Bruker Avance III HD 600 (‘nmr600b‘)

• Double bay, installation 2014
• Bruker Ascend magnet, installation 2014
• BACS 120 automatic sample changer
• BCU 2 variable temperature precooling unit for sample temperatures down to -55 °C
• Liquid nitrogen heat exchanger for lowest sample temperatures
• BBFO standard probe with z gradient and ATM, ¹⁵N to ³¹P + ¹⁹F / ¹H, -150 to +150 °C
• 10 mm ¹³C / ¹H probe with z gradient and ATM, long term measurements up to 200 °C
• Equipment for diffusion measurements with pulsed field gradients up to 1800 G/cm: DIFF30L probe (¹H inverse / ¹³C) and GREAT 60 A gradient amplifier
• 3.2 mm MAS DVT probe, ¹⁵N to ³¹P / ¹H + ¹⁹F
• 1.3 mm MAS DVT probe, ¹⁵N to ³¹P + ¹⁴N / ¹H + ¹⁹F

Main applications:         

• 1D and 2D NMR experiments including heteronuclei
• Variable temperature measurements
• DOSY (i.a. large aggregates)
• Solid state NMR (MAS)

Spare probes for 600 MHz (purchase before 2005):

• BBO probe with z gradient and ATM, ¹⁵N to ³¹P / ¹H
• TXI probe (¹H inverse / ¹³C / ¹⁵N) with z gradient, without ATM
• Dual probe (¹⁹F / ¹H) without gradient, without ATM
• 10 mm BBO probe without gradient, without ATM, ¹⁰⁹Ag to ³¹P / ¹H

Bruker Avance III HD 400 (‘nmr400a‘)

• Nanobay, installation 2014
• Bruker Ultrashield magnet, installation 2000
• BACS 60 automatic sample changer
• BCU 05 variable temperature precooling unit
• BBFO standard probe with z gradient and ATM, ¹⁵N to ³¹P + ¹⁹F / ¹H, -150 to +150 °C

Main application:

1D and 2D NMR experiments including heteronuclei
(automation with ICON-NMR software)

Bruker Avance III HD 400 (‘nmr400b‘)

• Nanobay, installation 2013
• Bruker Ascend magnet, installation 2013
• BACS 120 automatic sample changer
• BCU 2 variable temperature precooling unit for sample temperatures down to -55 °C
• Liquid nitrogen heat exchanger for lowest sample temperatures
• BBFO standard probe with z gradient and ATM, ¹⁵N to ³¹P + ¹⁹F / ¹H, -150 to +150 °C

Main applications:         

• 1D and 2D NMR experiments including heteronuclei
  (automation with ICON-NMR software)
• Variable temperature measurements

Installation: 2005

Ionization Techniques

• Electrospray Ionization (ESI)
• Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI)

Specifications

• Resolution: 18.000 FWHM
• Mass accuracy: < 3 ppm

Molecules

• (small) organic compounds
• Proteins, Peptides
• Oligonucleotides
• Oligosaccharides
• Supramolecular compounds

Applications

• Direct infusion
• Fully automated measurements (for self-measurements by OC members after introduction)
• LCMS (with Agilent 1100 HPLC)
• DIP-MS (e.g. for direct measurement of solid samples)

Installation: 2017

Ionization Technique

Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation (MALDI)

Specifications

• Resolution: > 40.000 FWHM (reflector TOF)
• Mass accuracy: < 5 ppm (with external calibration)
• Resolution: > 1.200 FWHM (linear TOF)
• Mass accuracy: < 60 ppm (with external calibration)

Molecules

• Polymers
• (small) organic compounds
• Proteins, peptides
• Oligonucleotides
• Oligosaccharides
• Supramolecular compounds

Applications

• MALDI-MS of intact proteins
• Peptid mass fingerprints
• MALDI-MSMS
• MALDI-Imaging
• TLC-MALDI-MS