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January 2006
      We are pleased to announce the installation of three new spectrometers, cscb400, sfi500 and cscb600. The installation of these machines began in August 2005, and some photos of the early installation will soon be available.

      These systems were funded by the HEA through PRTLI Cycle 3, and the SFI through their equipment supplement grant scheme to researchers in Chemistry. (Principal Applicant, Dr Paul V. Murphy; Co-applicants Professor Patrick J. Guiry, Professor Michael J. McGlinchey, Dr Peter Rutledge and Dr Matthias Tacke).

A schedule of tasks from the installation is shown below:
Task 400 MHz System 500 MHz System 600 MHz  System
Magnet Installation and commissioning Complete Complete Complete
Console installation Complete Complete Complete
Initial Software Configuration Complete Complete Complete
Networking

Complete

Attached to existing Chem NMR firewall

Ongoing

New firewall system to be purchased for CSCB lab

Ongoing

New firewall system to be purchased for CSCB lab
Compressed Air Supply Complete Complete Complete
Backup Nitrogen (gaseous)  Supply Complete

Ongoing

Various strategies under consideration

Ongoing

Various strategies under consideration
Autosampler Installation Complete Complete N/A
Autosampler Calibration and Configuration Complete Complete N/A
Pneumatics Configuration Complete Complete Complete
Experimental evaluation Wide range of experiments evaluated over previous months on all three systems, including 1H,13C,COSY,TOCSY,DEPT,HSQC,HMQC,HMBC.
BioPack N/A N/A Biopack is a set of pulse sequences and software optimised for the study of biological molecules such as proteins or nucleic acids. This is installed on the 600 MHz.
Variable Temperature

N2 gas avail for high temp

Low temp past -20C available

FTS Kit Installed

N2 gas reqd for high temp

Low temp to approx -20C

FTS Kit Installed

N2 gas reqd for high temp

Low temp to approx -20C
Autotune probe This probe and its controller equipment will be installed in Jan2006. This will facilitate improved automation of experiments N/A N/A
Remote Processing and Data Processing

Incomplete

Various strategies under consideration. These will be decided on the bases of cost and efficacy.
Software Updates Software is up to date at present (VnmrJ 2.1A). A new version of the processing and acquisition software, VNMRj, is coming out in the new year This should be installed on all spectrometers and remote processing workstations. Further updates shall be installed as new versions are released.

A number of new pulse sequences should be made available in 2006, which will greatly improve the acquisistion of heteronuclear data.