Low field MAS NMR of heterogeneous systems

核磁共振（NMR）光谱是用于获得化合物结构信息的主要表征技术。非破坏性方法的使用是广泛的，并且已经很容易地被采用，不仅用于化学，而且用于医学、农业、制药和石油应用。目前可用的大多数NMR光谱仪在尺寸和重量上都是笨重的，使用冷冻剂，并且通常需要经过专门训练的专业技术人员来操作。位于卡尔加里的Nanalysis公司开发和制造便携式、用户友好的台式NMR光谱仪。考虑到NMR可以被纳入化学测试的实用性和容易性，莱斯布里奇大学的Paul Hazendonks小组将探索当前的测试协议，看看它们是否可以通过使用NMR光谱来复制和/或改进。 为了使其更加通用，他们还将调查潜在的硬件变化和新的易于使用的软件分析工具，以便专业知识与这种使用脱钩。

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the principle characterization technique used to obtain structural information of chemical compounds. Use of the non-destructive method is vast and has been readily adopted for, not only chemical, but also medical, agricultural, pharma and petroleum applications. Most NMR spectrometers available today are physically cumbersome, both in size and weight, utilize cryogens, and generally require specially trained, expert technologists to operate. Calgary-based Nanalysis develops and manufactures portable, user-friendly desktop NMR spectrometers. Given the utility and ease with which NMR can be incorporated into chemical testing, Paul Hazendonks group at the University of Lethbridge will explore current testing protocols and see if they can be replicated and/or improved by the use of NMR spectroscopy. In order to make this more universal, they will also investigate potential hardware changes and new, easy to use software analysis tools so that expertise is decoupled from this use.