Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance probe

A system for use in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the system comprising:

• a probe, the probe comprising,
• (1) a housing, and
• (2) a plurality of isolated spinning modules positioned within the housing, the isolated spinning modules being configured to hold different samples for analysis;
• a repositioning device coupled to the probe, the repositioning device being configured to alter the position of the probe to place a spinning module within the homogeneous portion of a magnet;
• and
• an acquisition device coupled to the spinning modules, the acquisition device being configured to acquire a spectrum from only the spinning module that is placed within the homogeneous portion of a magnet.

A solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, comprising:

• a magnet, the magnet defining a bore;
• a probe, the probe comprising,
• (1) a housing sized to fit within the bore of the magnet, and
• (2) a plurality of isolated spinning modules positioned within the housing, the isolated spinning modules being configured to hold different samples for analysis;
• a repositioning device coupled to the probe, the repositioning device being configured to alter the position of the probe to place a spinning module within the homogeneous portion of a magnet and remove a second spinning from the homogeneous portion of the magnet;
• and
• an acquisition device coupled to the spinning modules, the acquisition device being configured to acquire the signal from only one of the isolated spinning modules during an acquisition of a spectrum.

A method for the analysis of sample, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a magnet, the magnet defining a bore;
• providing a probe, the probe being positioned within the bore of the magnet;
• providing a plurality of spinning modules within the probe;
• placing a plurality of samples within the plurality of spinning modules;
• positioning the probe within the bore of the magnet to position a first spinning module in a first position;
• acquiring a first spectrum from a first sample contained within the first spinning module;
• moving the probe from the first position to a second position that positions a second spinning module for the acquisition of a second spectrum from a second sample contained within the second spinning module.