Dear All:
Now that cryo-probes are becoming more ubiquitous, I have been asked a
specific question, to which I don't know the answer. Is it practical to
have a cryo-probe equipped spectrometer that is used in an "open-access"
lab (for use by "routine" users)?
Of course, the sensitivity benefits are well-known for large-molecule
work, and for trace analysis of natural products; however, as far as I
know most (or all) facilities with these probes only allow the NMR
experts to use them. If my impression is wrong (i.e. if there are labs
in which the average user has access to cryo-probe-equipped
spectrometers), I'd like to know about it.
Please reply directly to me if you can shed light on this issue. More
and more people are asking me about the practicality of these probes in
various settings, and I really don't have any answers. I will, of
course, post a summary of the informative responses that I receive.
Thanks in advance,
-Rich Shoemaker
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Richard K. Shoemaker, Ph.D.
NMR Facility Director
University of Colorado at Boulder
Phone: (303) 492-7062 Fax: (303) 492-5894
E-Mail: Richard.Shoemaker_at_Colorado.edu
Received on Wed Oct 02 2002 - 18:05:50 MST