Design Your System
Computer Spectrometer Power Amplifier Magnet Sample
Spectrometer
Red Pitaya carrier board with SMA connectors
Configure with an ACME Red Pitaya based spectrometer and start pulsing from DC to 60 MHz. Configure as-is or add an additional low pass filter for the preamplifier for better filtering.
Arduino NMR spectrometer board with SI5351 synthesizer and SMA connectors
Try out the Open-Source Arduino based spectrometer for a more affordable option. The spectrometer comes with 2 output and 2x input SMA ports with quadrature mixing down to 4 MHz. Either build one yourself, or purchase a prepopulated board. Check out the GitHub for more information: github.com/SoukeyCircuits/ArduinoNMR
Amplifier
ACME wideband power amplifier
Power up your pulses with a wideband power amplifier kit rated for 100 W from 1.8–30 MHz (about 50 W at 60 MHz). Filtering for FCC compliance is REQUIRED before connecting to any antenna.
Chinese-sourced amplifier with homemade filter
Alternatively, you can build your own amplifier using Chinese sourced parts and homemade filters. I have tested a few of these with varying degrees of success. Overall they need some kind of gating due to high amplifier noise. I also have future builds for 10W and 100W FCC certified power amplifiers in my design queue. Sign up for notifications to stay up to date on the design progress.
Magnet
Assembled ACME Double-Barrel magnet with sample bottle attached
Use an ACME Double-Barrel magnet for multi sample analysis. Set a standard on one side for instant frequency lock while the other side measures your analyte. Single (double) sided magnet design sets the sweet spot outside of the magnet allowing for measurements inside of sealed containers without opening the sample.
3D printed open-source magnet stator with alignment arrows
Build your own magnet using an open-source design. This magnet (via HardwareX, not affiliated) has been validated with both the Arduino and Red Pitaya based spectrometers.
NMR PERIODIC TABLE

Check your element for NMR compatibility

Pick a magnet, tap an element, and see whether its NMR isotope lands in the 1.8–60 MHz range of these spectrometers and amplifiers, and how practical it is to measure.

OPEN THE TABLE →