A magnetic resonance probe head (40) comprises a vacuum container (43) in
which several RF resonator coils (31, 32; 51-54, 61-64) are disposed that
can be cryogenically cooled and which are each designed as planar coils
disposed parallel to a z direction. All of the RF resonator coils (31,
32; 51-54, 61-64) have a larger extension in an x direction (RSx) than in
a y direction (RSy), wherein the x, y, z directions form a rectangular
coordinate system. A central tube block (33; 81; 111; 121; 171; 181) is
disposed between the RF resonator coils (31, 32; 51-54, 61-64) and has a
recess (34, 112, 122) for a test sample (35), which is elongated in the z
direction. The central tube block (33; 81; 111; 121; 171; 181) partially
delimits the vacuum container and the recess (34, 112, 122) is disposed
outside of the vacuum container (43). The central tube block (33; 81;
111; 121; 171; 181) has a larger extension in the x direction (ZRx) than
in the y direction (ZRy) in the area between the RF resonator coils (31,
32; 51-54, 61-64). The inventive probe head improves the sensitivity, in
particular, for small and round test samples.