1.2GHz NMR magnet arrives at University of Warwick

Apparatus lifting the UK's most powerful NMR magnet

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New instrument is 20% more powerful than the UK’s current largest NMR spectrometer

One of the most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) magnets in the world has been delivered to the University of Warwick. The magnet, which is being installed at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s UK high-field solid state NMR facility, will enable spectroscopic studies to be carried out in the 1.2GHz range.

The new 10-tonne magnet was delivered by crane to a purpose-built facility on 15 February. It will undergo a testing phase before being made available to researchers later this year.