Azimuthally-orienting NMR samples
US7119542B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/307
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In some embodiments, a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sample container having an elongated transverse cross-section is held in a predetermined azimuthal orientation in an NMR probe by keying-in a sample container holder into a matching azimuthal-alignment adapter. The azimuthal-alignment adapter may be a lead-in adapter having an azimuthally-sloping upper guiding surface of a cylindrical shell part, with the sloping guiding surface leading into a longitudinal channel defined through the shell wall. A transversely-protruding pin of the sample container holder slides down the guiding surface and into the longitudinal channel to lock the sample in the desired azimuthal orientation.
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