Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:27:50 +0000
Hi All,
So we have funds to purchase a new small molecule X-ray Diffractometer from Bruker: The D8 Quest https://www.bruker.com/products/x-ray-diffraction-and-elemental-analysis/single-crystal-x-ray-diffraction/d8-quest/overview.html
Right now, our only option for location of this instrument is in our NMR lab. The lab houses two Bruker instruments, a 400 nanobay with older (circa 2000) Oxford shielded magnet and an AVANCE III 500 installed 2.5 years ago. Both have 24 slot SampleCase carousels. The room is about 535 sq ft, with the magnets placed essentially in the far corners of the room (see pic attached.) The QUEST dimensions are H/W/D 73.5(187)/51.2(130)/44.7(114) inches(cm). It would need to go essentially where the red chairs are on the right side of the panoramic pic enclosed.
Questions are: Would any of you do this (Housing it here will of course reduce the convenience we have of an open middle of the room)? Are there any safety requirements (radiation , cooling, sensitivity) that would prevent you from housing it with the NMR's? It should be far enough away as to not be concerned with stray field, but is it a good/or not good idea to put these machines together for any other reason, other than the inconvenience of rearranging the room and making it more difficult to fill cryogens?
>From what I understand the QUEST is air-cooled, thus no water chillers (which I would NOT put in the NMR room), but I am not sure of its heat output and thus this may be an issue keeping the room cool (right now I keep it a constant 68-69 deg F). I assume an air-cooled unit m ay need to be removed from any walls as to allow good air-flow.
Thanks in advance,
Joe
Joseph J Barchi Jr
Senior Scientist
Head, Glycoconjugate and NMR Section
Chemical Biology Laboratory
Center for Cancer Research
NCI Frederick
Frederick, MD 21702
301-846-5905 (Voice)
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