Atlantic Region Magnetic Resonance Centre

大西洋地区磁共振中心（ARMRC）是核磁共振波谱的研究资源，主要为沿海省份的客户提供服务。ARMRC位于新斯科舍省哈利法克斯的达尔豪斯大学，拥有4台光谱仪，包括250和500 MHz的液体仪器，400和700 MHz的固体仪器，另外700 MHz的生物分子核磁共振优化仪器目前正在订购中。这些光谱仪能够进行广泛的实验，用于确定从简单分子到复杂固体和生化流体的样品的结构和性质；磁共振实验的结构测定在合成化学的大多数领域是绝对必要的，在生物化学和材料科学中也是至关重要的。超过70个不同的研究小组使用该设施，包括加拿大和国外的大学实验室、政府实验室和私营企业。该中心在其实验室内和在外联的基础上提供广泛的服务。在实验室内，仪器由用户直接操作，经过工作人员的全面培训，以及由工作人员进行复杂的实验和无法亲自来实验室的外部客户的服务实验。工作人员与用户广泛协商，提供科学的解释和支持。工作人员还定期访问合作机构，主要是该地区的其他大学，提供有关使用现代磁共振实验和ARMRC能力的专家培训和建议。这样，该中心就成为该区域从合成化学到生物化学到材料科学和工程等领域研究的催化剂。

The Atlantic Region Magnetic Resonance Centre (ARMRC) is a research resource for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy serving clients primarily in the Maritime provinces. Based at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the ARMRC houses four spectrometers, including 250 and 500 MHz instruments for liquids, and 400 and 700 MHz instruments for solids, with another 700 MHz instrument optimized for biomolecular NMR currently on order. These spectrometers are capable of performing a wide range of experiments used to determine the structure and properties of samples ranging from simple molecules to complex solids and biochemical fluids; structural determination by magnetic resonance experiments is absolutely essential in most areas of synthetic chemistry, and is also of prime importance in biochemistry and materials science. Over seventy different research groups make use of the facility, including university-based laboratories in Canada and abroad, government laboratories, and private industry. The Centre provides extensive services both within its laboratories and on an out-reach basis. Within the laboratories, the instruments are operated both directly by users, after thorough training by the staff, and by the staff for complex experiments and for service experiments for external clients not able to come to laboratory in person. The staff consult extensively with the users to provide scientific interpretation and support. The staff also make regular out-reach visits to partner institutions, primarily other universities in the region, to provide expert training and advice concerning the use of modern magnetic resonance experiments and the ARMRC capabilities. In this way the Centre serves as a catalyst for research in the region in areas ranging from synthetic chemistry to biochemistry to materials science and engineering.