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For NMR the resolution depends directly on the strength of the magnetic field, so if those superconductors allow higher magnetic fields they also increase resol

For NMR the resolution depends directly on the strength of the magnetic field, so if those superconductors allow higher magnetic fields they also increase resolution. See e.g. the new Bruker 1.2 GHz NMR spectrometer which uses some high-temperature superconductors while the spectrometers with conventional superconductors could not get higher than 1 GHz. There are other effects at higher fields that are not necessarily positive, so just cranking up the field has limits. But in general higher fields provide more resolution and sensitivity in NMR, and it's quite a big increase.

MengerSponge 4y ago
Oh, that's an important correction! If this magical superconductor has a higher critical current density than current tech, then a larger field would be possible. Also, the new Bruker systems run at 28.2 T, which is a mind-bogglingly large field. This badly structured headline made got a real double take out of me too: https://www.bruker.com/en/news-and-events/news/2022/bruker-announces-three-ghz-nmr-system-orders.html https://www.bruker.com/en/news-and-events/news/2022/bruker-a... 3GHz is a lot