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HTS Magnet Coil for Ultra-High Field NMR Spectroscopy

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Health and Human Services 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
22027 		Program Year/Program:
1995 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
22027 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Intermagnetics General Corp
450 Old Niskayuna Rd P.o. Box 461 Latham, NY 12110
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1995
Title: HTS Magnet Coil for Ultra-High Field NMR Spectroscopy
Agency: HHS
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $725,878.00
 

Abstract:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an extremely powerful analytical technique used routinely in biology, chemistry, medicine, physics, and materials science. Sensitivity and spectral resolution increase with increasing strength of the spectrometer's magnetic field, thereby, enabling the study of ever decreasing sample volumes or concentrations and providing increased resolution for the study of increasingly complex systems. "Low-temperature" superconducting windings used in current NMR spectrometer magnets have critical fields which limit field strengths to <20 Tesla. Newer "high-temperature" superconductors (HTS have higher critical fields (up to 200) and, thus, potentially can be used to generate magnetic field strengths heretofore unattainable.In this program, a set of HTS "double pancake" coils will be fabricated and tested by Intermagnetics General Corporation, in collaboration with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, to provide the foundation for Phase II development of an HTS magnet coil. This Phase II coil will authenticate the conductor and coil technology required to fabricate a coil insert system which will boost the field of a future 20 Tesla spectrometer by up to 5 Tesla. The resulting 25 Tesla magnetic field (corresponding to a proton resonance frequency of 1.06 GHz) is beyond that achievable using low temperature superconductors.

Principal Investigator:

Drew W. Hazelton
5184565456

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Intermagnetics General Corp
P. O. Box 566 New Karner Road Guilderland, NY 12084

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No