An electron paramagnetic resonance mobile universal surface explorer

Lauren E Switala; Baron E Black; Celia A Mercovich; Anjana Seshadri; Joseph P Hornak

doi:10.1016/j.jmr.2017.10.004

An electron paramagnetic resonance mobile universal surface explorer

J Magn Reson. 2017 Dec:285:18-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jmr.2017.10.004. Epub 2017 Oct 16.

Authors

Lauren E Switala¹, Baron E Black¹, Celia A Mercovich¹, Anjana Seshadri¹, Joseph P Hornak²

Affiliations

¹ Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623-5604, United States.
² Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623-5604, United States. Electronic address: jphsch@rit.edu.

PMID: 29065380
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2017.10.004

Abstract

Many samples cannot be studied by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy because they are too large to fit into the spectrometer and too precious to be destructively sampled for study. An EPR mobile universal surface explorer (MOUSE), also known as a unilateral EPR spectrometer, was constructed for studying this class of sample. The EPR MOUSE can nondestructively record a low frequency EPR (LFEPR) spectrum of a small region of any size object by placing the MOUSE against the object. The capabilities of the EPR MOUSE are demonstrated on paramagnetic paint pigments on canvas, magnetic ink on paper, and a ceramic candlestick. The mobile nature of the MOUSE will allow the spectrometer to be brought to the sample, thus opening new applications of EPR spectroscopy.

Keywords: EPR MOUSE; LFEPR; Surface EPR; Unilateral EPR.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.