Atlantic Region Magnetic Resonance Centre

大西洋区域磁共振中心(ARMRC)是核磁共振光谱学的研究资源，主要为海洋省份的客户提供服务。ARMRC总部设在新斯科舍省哈利法克斯的Dalhousie大学，拥有四台光谱仪，包括250 MHz和500 MHz液体仪器，400 MHz和700 MHz固体仪器，以及另一台针对生物分子核磁共振进行优化的700 MHz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液体的样品的结构和性质；通过磁共振实验确定结构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向外提供广泛的服务。在实验室内，仪器既由用户直接操作，经过工作人员的全面培训，也由工作人员操作，用于复杂实验和不能亲自来到实验室的外部客户的服务实验。工作人员广泛咨询用户，为用户提供科学的解读和支持。工作人员还定期出访伙伴机构，主要是该区域的其他大学，提供有关使用现代磁共振实验和ARMRC能力的专家培训和咨询意见。通过这种方式，该中心成为该区域从合成化学到生物化学再到材料科学和工程等领域的研究的催化剂。

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.