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NMR Probe for Static Oriented Samples
The following properties are those which are unique to Solid-State NMR Probes dispersed to investigate static oriented biological samples.

- Static Solid-State NMR Probe

- Sample Geometry: Solenoid or Flat Coil

- Deal with High Dielectric Samples

- B1 Requirements of the Pulse Sequence

- Durable and Stable, Long Irradiation Times


Solid-State NMR Probe
Four components are used as tuning elements in the NMR probe.
Probe1

A) chip capacitor

B) inductor

C) variable capacitor

D) transmission line


Sample Geometry

In general, two different sample geometry are used. A round NMR tube is used
for bicelle samples. A "flat coil" is used for samples immobilized over glass plates.

Left probe: 5mm

Right probe: 12x12x2.6 mm

Probe2
Circuit Diagram
Shown below is a typical double resonance probe circuit. The picture on the left expresses the probe circuit in a diagram while the picture on the right depicts the
probe circuit as it is implemented in the NMR probe.

Circuit Diagram - VC: Variable capacitor, TX: Coaxial Cable, FC: Fixed capacitor, QW: Quarter-Wave Cable


TX: Coaxial Cable
VC: Variable capacitor
FC: Fixed capacitor
QW: Quarter-Wave Cable
PCB: Printed Circuit Board

Probe layout

Grounding


The distances between RF components and the probe cap are too close to be ignored. To provide reliable ground, we use Beryllium copper fingers to ensure good electrical contacts between the ground planes of the different layers to the cap. We also gold-plated the ground planes, the Beryllium copper fingers, and the cap to prevent copper corrosion. This is very important for overall probe reliability.



The Resource is supported by the National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. Grant P41EB002031.

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