NMR Education: Teaching and Training with magritek
Teaching modern NMR and MRI techniques is a challenge in most university physics courses and NMR/MRI research laboratories because contemporary NMR/MRI systems are typically large, complex and expensive pieces of equipment. Training students on such instruments requires large amounts of precious instrument time and near constant supervision.
The NMR and MRI training challenge: To teach modern NMR/MRI techniques without monopolising valuable time on complex and expensive high-field NMR/MRI systems.
The Magritek solution: a simple, portable, easy-to-use NMR and MRI system with low purchase and operational costs.
The Terranova-MRI Earth's Field NMR and MRI teaching system is a complete pulsed FT NMR spectrometer and probe that uses the Earth's magnetic field for its detection field. The 3 axis imaging gradients enable many MRI experiments to be performed.
The portable nature of the system makes it perfect for teaching NMR and MRI in a university environment where equipment space is often at a premium. In addition, Terranova-MRI is an excellent learning platform for introducing new scientists to the field of NMR research.
Using the Terranova-MRI Student Guide students learn about pulsed NMR and MRI by means of hands-on experimentation. This step-by-step guide features a collection of self-contained student experiments, specifically designed for the Terranova-MRI system, which explore a range of modern pulsed FT NMR and MRI experiments and concepts, including:
- FID acquisition
- NMR data processing
- Relaxation and diffusion measurements
- Scalar molecular interactions
- Phase cycling
- Multiple echo experiments
- 1D, 2D and 3D imaging
- Filtered Back Projection imaging
- Relaxation contrast imaging
Features of the Terranova-MRI system include
- a portable and lightweight design. The system can be easily stored when not in use.
- a fully pulsed FT NMR spectrometer capable of teaching all modern NMR techniques.
- the Terranova student guide containing a wide range of experiments for teaching and training NMR and MRI.
- low operating costs. The system takes advantage of the globally available Earth's magnetic field.
- a gradient coil for making diffusion measurements.
For more information please contact Magritek