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ATTENTION USERS ! – SPECIALIZED TRAINING PLANS – PLEASE READ !
Over and above the simple but minimal training that is provided by the facility for the new users, we always recognized the need for training you in some special tasks such as how to properly maneuver the Lock facility or how to Shim by hand when Topshim fails, to site as examples. We are finally […]
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UPDATE ! DRX499 – BBO – Z Gradient probe is in place…
Please remember to load the default shim set : stdbbo before setting up the experiment. NMR Facility Manager 8/6/2018
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UPDATE : AV300 – PROGRESS WITH UDRIVE MIGRATION – BUT NOT READY YET
A few more lose ends to tie up before you will be ready to access the UDRIVE, similar to AV301. But the needed work will be done remotely without disrupting the regular use of the spectrometer. I will post another heads up message when we say it’s ready. In the interim, your data collection protocol […]
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ALERT ! AV300 – UDRIVE UPGRADE SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW
The Operating System and associated components will be upgraded starting tomorrow morning 9 am i.e. Tuesday, 31st of July ’18. Assuming that everything goes well, the interface you will see from 12 noon will be similar to the one on AV301. Also note that the data from then on will be directly written into your […]
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UPDATE – AV700 : SYSTEM OPEN FOR USE
Alternative arrangement for VT control is in place. Please post a message in the log book, if you notice abnormal behavior. Thank you for your cooperation. NMR Facility Manager 7/20/2018
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AV700 – UPDATE ON VT SYSTEM STATUS
As part of an ongoing investigation of the ultra low temperature chiller system, users are alerted to the following. You will notice a Liquid Nitrogen Dewar sitting next to the Aluminum staircase. The N2 gas derived from this tank is used currently to run the VT system. This setup is transparent to the way VT […]
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UPDATE : AV700 USERS – SYSTEM READY FOR USE
The BBO-1H{X}-Z gradient probe is in place now. Please Remember: After creating a dataset, do ‘edsp’ to re-initialize the new base frequency. Load the default shim file : stdbbo and then start the shimming process. NMR Facility Manager 6/4/2018
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UPDATE ! AV700 – SYSTEM BACK IN OPERATION – NEW BASE FREQUENCY ! PLEASE READ
The Lock system is back to normal. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT CHANGE ! New System Base Frequency : 699.962448 MHz. This reconfiguration is needed to compensate for the long term loss of energy by the Supercon Magnet. How does this affect you ? If you simply open your existing data set and start copying […]
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