Electron Paramagnetic Resonance A Practitioners Toolkit [Hardcover]

This book offers a pragmatic guide to navigating through the complex maze of EPR/ESR spectroscopy fundamentals, techniques, and applications. Written for the scientist who is new to EPR spectroscopy, the editors have prepared a volume that de-mystifies the basic fundamentals without weighting readers down with detailed physics and mathematics, and then presents clear approaches in specific application areas. The first part presents basic fundamentals and advantages of electron paramagnetic resonance spectrscopy. The second part explores severalapplication areas including chemistry, biology, medicine, materials and geology. A frequently-asked-questions sections focuses on practicalquestions, such as the size of sample, etc. It's an ideal, hands-on reference for chemists and researchers in the pharmaceutical and materials (semiconductor) industries who are looking for a basic introduction to EPR spectroscopy.Foreword.

Preface.

Contributors.

PART I: Principles.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (Carlo Corvaja).

1.1 Chapter Summary.

1.2 EPR Spectrum: What Is It?

1.3 The Electron Spin.

1.4 Electron Spin in a Magnetic Field (Zeeman Effect).

1.5 Effects of Electromagnetic Fields.

1.6 Macroscopic Collection of Electron Spins.

1.7 Observation of Magnetic Resonance.

1.8 Electron Spin in Atoms or Molecules.

1.9 Macroscopic Magnetization.

1.10 Spin Relaxation and Bloch Equations.

1.11 Nuclear Spins.

1.12 Anisotropy of the Hyperfine Interaction.

1.13 ENDOR.

1.14 Two Interacting Electron Spins.

1.15 Quantum Machinery.

1.16 Electron Spil²