The CERM infrastructure, established in Florence in the new scientific Campus of the University, provides a unique environment for research in the field of NMR. The uniqueness of the infrastructure lies in:

-Highest magnetic field available (900 MHz)

-High field equipped with cryoprobe (cryo-800 MHz).

-The widest range of magnetic fields available which allows a user to combine both high resolution NMR and relaxometry (down to .01 MHz)

-Prototype probes with unique features for ¹³C-direct detection and for high power experiments

-Unique expertise in paramagnetic systems.

In addition to the 800 and 900 MHz, the infrastructure owns a 200, a 400, a 500 (equipped with CryoProbe(TM)), a 600 and two 700 MHz spectrometers. A 700 MHz spectrometer dedicated to solid state measurements will be available within 2004. All the high field NMR instruments are state-of-the-art digital spectrometers of the Bruker Avance series. The 200 MHz NMR spectrometer is a wide-bore instrument and is equipped with MAS accessories. A prototype ¹H dedicated HP probe for the 800 MHz spectrometer is available as well as a prototype TXO probe for the 700 MHz optimized for ¹³C sensitivity.

In addition to high field NMR spectrometers, the Florence infrastructure is equipped with several instruments to perform low-field NMR studies. A low resolution instrument operating between 0.01 and 50 MHz is available.

The computing power (PCs' cluster and a large number of networked UNIX and Linux workstations) is continously upgraded to satisfy the needs for scientist working on data processing, structure determination, data analysis, molecular modeling, docking, MD simulations. Bionformatics tools are available and are under development.

The CERM Infrastructure offers access to companies and Public Research Institutions. The Service is operated by local technical staff. Special agreements can be reached with partners. The Consorzio Internuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche di Metallo Proteine Paramagnetiche (CIRMMP) provides some free access to Public Institutions and, for preliminary measurements, to companies. To access the Infrastructure, please fill the enclosed form.
 

Interactive form for access to the instrumentation