Operation of a 920-MHz high-resolution NMR magnet at TML

Abstract

As a milestone in the 1-GHz NMR magnet project that is being carried out at the Tsukuba Magnet Laboratory (TML), a 920-MHz high-resolution NMR magnet was successfully manufactured. It is made of 15%Sn-bronze-processed (Nb, Ti)/sub 3/Sn, Ta-reinforced (Nb, Ti)/sub 3/Sn, and NbTi conductors. The room-temperature bore of the cryostat is 54 mm in diameter. All the coils are cooled with pressurized superfluid helium at 1.55 K. The magnet was moved to a new building of the TML in December 2001. A persistent operation at 920 MHz started in April 2002. The field homogeneity after correcting with superconducting shim coils was less than 0.1 ppm in a sample volume. Field decay decreased to below 1.3 Hz/h at the beginning of July. NMR measurements using this magnet started in July.