Re: Peso: NMR, Vermeer, and the Broken Tube

2012-07-05 Thread Steven Desjardins
Since our technician is away for family matters, I also get to do the liquid nitrogen fills and, along with Phil, the liquid helium fills. Not complicated but always very Hollywood with the vapor plumes and ice forming everywhere. On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 2:02 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com

Re: Peso: NMR, Vermeer, and the Broken Tube

2012-07-04 Thread David Mann
On Jul 4, 2012, at 9:34 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Unfortunately, both broken tubes were reference samples. $$$ The good news is that I'm just helping during vacations and, being a theorist, none of this actually affects me. ;-) This is why you should never let theorists into the lab

Peso: NMR, Vermeer, and the Broken Tube

2012-07-03 Thread Steven Desjardins
The autosampler on our NMR (like an MRI but with a smaller hole) has broken a few sample tubes in the past week, and this is a huge nuisance because we need to remove a big piece of sensitive tech to clean it out. I was trying to take pictures with the Q to send to the company, but when I got too

Re: Peso: NMR, Vermeer, and the Broken Tube

2012-07-03 Thread Perry Pellechia
I have brought cameras up to the instruments in my facility many times and never seen any effects on the image/sensor. However, I never went above or below the bore and that is where the strongest fringing fields are present. Sorry to hear about your sample changer problems. I do not have any

Re: Peso: NMR, Vermeer, and the Broken Tube

2012-07-03 Thread Steven Desjardins
We have, as of yet, not adorned the room with Washington or Lee. We think that something slipped and cut off the bottom of the tubes during a change. At least that would explain what we saw. Unfortunately, both broken tubes were reference samples. $$$ The good news is that I'm just helping

Re: Peso: NMR, Vermeer, and the Broken Tube

2012-07-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Have you tried beaming up Scotty? ann On 7/3/2012 17:34, Steven Desjardins wrote: We have, as of yet, not adorned the room with Washington or Lee. We think that something slipped and cut off the bottom of the tubes during a change. At least that would explain what we saw. Unfortunately,

Re: Peso: NMR, Vermeer, and the Broken Tube

2012-07-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Steven Desjardins wrote: being a theorist, none of this actually affects me. ;-) Not quite fair to take that out of context for the quotes list. But I'm gonna do it anyway. :-P -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso: NMR, Vermeer, and the Broken Tube

2012-07-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/3/2012 22:08, Mark Roberts wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: being a theorist, none of this actually affects me. ;-) Not quite fair to take that out of context for the quotes list. But I'm gonna do it anyway. :-P Well fair or not, good choice! ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail