Contents
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Contents
1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................................î7
1.1 Units Used Within This Manual...........................................................................................î7
2 Safety...................................................................................................................................................î9
2.1 Transport and Rigging Safety .............................................................................................î9
2.2 The Magnetic Field .............................................................................................................î9
2.2.1 Exclusion Zone .................................................................................................................î10
2.2.2 Security Zone....................................................................................................................î10
2.2.3 The 0.5 mT (5 Gauss) Line ...............................................................................................î11
2.2.4 Standards on Health and Safety in the Workplace ...........................................................î12
2.3 Ventilation .........................................................................................................................î14
2.3.1 Regular Ventilation............................................................................................................î14
2.3.2 Emergency Ventilation ......................................................................................................î14
2.3.3 Oxygen Level Sensors......................................................................................................î15
2.4 Safe Handling of Cryogenic Substances ..........................................................................î15
2.4.1 What is a Quench .............................................................................................................î15
2.4.2 Liquid Helium Refills .........................................................................................................î16
2.5 Earthquake Safety ............................................................................................................î16
2.6 Safety from Nearby Construction......................................................................................î17
2.7 Country-Specific Safety Regulations ................................................................................î17
2.8 Emergency Planning.........................................................................................................î17
2.8.1 Fire Department Notification .............................................................................................î18
3 System Components........................................................................................................................î19
3.1 Superconducting Magnet Components.............................................................................î19
3.2 Console and Other System Components .........................................................................î20
3.3 CryoProbe System (Optional) ...........................................................................................î21
3.4 CryoProbe Prodigy System (Optional)..............................................................................î22
3.5 Other Optional Components .............................................................................................î23
4 Magnet Access and Rigging............................................................................................................î25
4.1 Considerations for Off-loading on Site ..............................................................................î25
4.2 Considerations for Transport to the NMR laboratory ........................................................î26
4.3 Transport Dimensions and Weights..................................................................................î26
4.3.1 Magnet Transport Dimensions..........................................................................................î26
4.3.2 Magnet Stand Transport Dimensions ...............................................................................î27
4.3.3 Magnet Transport Weights................................................................................................î28
4.3.4 Spectrometer and Accessories Transport Dimensions and Weights................................î29
4.4 Rigging Equipment............................................................................................................î31
5 Ceiling Height Requirements ..........................................................................................................î33
5.1 Helium Transfer Line.........................................................................................................î34
5.2 Minimum Ceiling Height ....................................................................................................î36
6 Magnetic Stray Fields.......................................................................................................................î39
6.1 Horizontal Stray Fields......................................................................................................î40