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Atomic Bells and Frequency Finders

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Have you ever heard a handbell choir? Often associated with Christmas, the resonating sound of a handbell choir evokes images of ancient cathedrals and snowy nights. But a handbell choir is just as much a feast for the eyes as it is for the ears.

Handbell choirs contain 12 members, each handling 2–12 bells for a total of more than 50 bells. The shape and size of each bell is precisely tuned to resonate at exactly one note.

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    Note, NMR spectroscopists rarely use the units “Teslas” to describe the field strength of a spectrometer; instead they refer to magnetic field strengths by the frequency at which the hydrogens ring; for example, 500 MHz for an 11.75 T magnet.

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  1. National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Deseases (NIDDK), Buildg.5, Center Drive 31, 20892-0510, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff

  2. The Claremont Colleges, WM Keck Science Center, North Mills Avenue 925, 91711, Claremont, California, USA

    Dr. Mary Hatcher-Skeers

  3. Dept. Regenerative Medicine, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Naval Medical Research Center, Robert Grant Avenue 503, 20910, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

    Dr. Nicole J. Crane

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Correspondence to Michaeleen Doucleff .

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Doucleff, M., Hatcher-Skeers, M., Crane, N.J. (2011). Atomic Bells and Frequency Finders. In: Pocket Guide to Biomolecular NMR. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16251-0_1

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