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The superconducting shim coils have all been set to their final values now according to the mapping data. So the leads have come out and the magnet is on its own for the first time. From here, the magnet will have to be mapped again, and the initial values for the room-temperature shim coils established. Then work on the calibration and acceptance tests can begin. We will be receiving the room-temperature triple resonance, triple axis gradient probe tomorrow. If you are interested in what tests we will be running before accepting the magnet/spectrometer, don't hesitate to contact us.

By the way, the star of this photo is Oxford's own Chris Morris, who has been with the spectrometer from its initial cool-down to full-field. Credit for the assembly of this magnificent instrument goes to Will Mander, who can be seen in several of the installation pics.