Spectrometers

HWB NMR logoWe offer access to our NMR spectrometers equipped with Oxford Instruments and Bruker magnets (500-1000 MHz, extended to include 1.2 GHz in 2025) and Bruker consoles for characterising protein structure & dynamics, ligand screening and metabolic profiling.

Seven NMR spectrometers currently available at HWB-NMR:

 

B1200 (magnet stabilising)

  • 1200 MHz Bruker Ascend magnet
  • 4-channel Bruker NEO console
  • SampleJet autosampler (variable temperature cooling/heating)
  • Probes: TCI 3mm z-PFG cryogenic probe with enhanced 13C, 15N, 1H, 2H sensitivity (2025); TXI 3mm z-PFG iProbe with extended temperature range (-120C to +150C) (2025); For solid-state NMR: CP-MAS 1.3mm DVT, 15N-11B/1H probe (2025); 100 & 150 kHz dual VT 13C, 15N, 1H CP-MAS probes, incl HCP configuration, in HX mode tunable to 17O, 205Pb, 31P (expected Q1 2026)
  • Room: G24
  • Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8364

B1000 (Legolas)

  • 1000 MHz Bruker Ascend magnet
  • 4-channel Bruker NEO console
  • SampleJet autosampler (variable temperature cooling/heating)
  • Probes: TCI 5mm z-PFG cryogenic probe with enhanced 13C, 15N, 1H, 2H sensitivity (2021); TXI 5mm z-PFG probe (2021)
  • Room: G23
  • Phone: +44 (0)121 414 3149

B900 (Frodo)

  • 900 MHz Bruker Aeon magnet
  • 4-channel Bruker AVANCE III HD console
  • Probes: TCI 5mm z-PFG cryogenic probe with enhanced 13C, 15N, 1H, 2H sensitivity (2013); TXI 5mm z-PFG probe (2013); CP-MAS 3.2mm C/N/H probe (2023), CP-MAS 0.7mm C/N/H probe (2023) for solid-state NMR
  • Room: G23
  • Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8363

B600 (1) (Bilbo)

  • 600 MHz Bruker Ultra Shield Plus magnet
  • 4-channel Bruker AVANCE III console
  • SampleJet autosampler (cooled to 6ºC)
  • Probes: TCI 5mm z-PFG cryogenic probe (2009); QNP 5mm z-PFG cryogenic probe (2009); QXI-19F 5mm z-PFG probe (2023)
  • Room: G14
  • Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8365

B600 (2) (Pippin)

  • 600 MHz actively shielded Oxford Instruments magnet
  • 3-channel Bruker AVANCE III console
  • SampleJet autosampler (cooled to 6ºC)
  • Probes: TXO 5mm z-PFG cryogenic probe with enhanced 13C, 15N, 1H, 2H sensitivity (2014); TCI 1.7mm z-PFG cryogenic probe (2009)
  • Room: G14
  • Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8365

B600 (4) (Samwise)

  • 600 MHz Bruker Ascend magnet
  • 2-channel Bruker AVANCE III HD IVDr console
  • SampleJet autosampler (cooled to 6ºC)
  • Probes: BBI 5mm z-PFG probe (2015); TCI 1.7mm z-PFG cryogenic probe (2014); 
  • Room: G14
  • Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8365

B500 (2) (Galadriel)

  • 500 MHz actively shielded Oxford Instruments magnet
  • 3-channel Bruker AVANCE III console with 2 receivers
  • Probes: TXI 5mm z-PFG probe (2002); TBO 5mm z-PFG probe (2009) with dedicated 31P coil for 13C-31P correlation spectroscopy; gHR-MAS 4mm HCD probe (2010) with 10-slot (uncooled) sample changer
  • Room: G14
  • Phone: +44 (0)121 414 8365

 

The magnet names are derived from books by J.R.R. Tolkien, who lived in Birmingham from 1895 to 1911, staying in the nearby neighbourhoods of Edgbaston, Moseley, Sarehole and King's Heath.