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ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY

Specialty Definition: ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY

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A technique applicable to the wide variety of substances which exhibit paramagnetism because of the magnetic moments of unpaired electrons. The spectra are useful for detection and identification, for determination of electron structure, for study of interactions between molecules, and for measurement of nuclear spins and moments. (From McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 7th edition) Electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy is a variant of the technique which can give enhanced resolution. Electron spin resonance analysis can now be used in vivo, including imaging applications such as magnetic resonance imaging. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Electron spin resonance spectroscopy

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The electron spin resonance spectroscopy (or ESR) (sometimes referred to as electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, or EPR) technique is similar to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), except that it is the electron spin rather than the nuclear spin that is investigated. This means that the substance under investigation must possess at least one unpaired electron, generally meaning that it must be a free radical, if it is an organic molecule, or that it has transition metal ions if it is a inorganic complex.

Because most stable molecules have a closed-shell configuration without a suitable unpaired spin, the technique is less widely used than NMR.

The degeneracy of the spin states is lifted by the presence of a strong magnetic field, and radiation in the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum is used to induce transitions between spin states.

To detect some subtle details of some systems, high-field-high-frequency electron spin resonance spectroscopy is required. While ESR is affordable for a medium-sized academic laboratory, there are few scientific centers in the world offering high-field-high-frequency electron spin resonance spectroscopy, among them ILL in Grenoble, France and one in Tallahassee, USA.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Electron spin resonance spectroscopy."

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Commercial Usage: ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY

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  • Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy for Organic Chemists (reference)

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Photo Album: ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY

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Slide shows researcher using electron spin resonance spectroscopy to examine the role of free radicals in promoting anticancer drug activity as well as in the development of drug resistance. Credit: Bill Branson (Photographer).

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Modern Translation: ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY

Language Translations for "ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

elektron-spinresonans-spectroskopi. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

ESR-spectroscopie, elektronenspinresonantiespectroscopie. (various references)

   

French

  

spectrographie de résonance paramagnétique électronique. (various references)

   

German

  

ESR-Spektroskopie, Elektronenspinresonanzspektroskopie, paramagnetische Resonanzspektroskopie. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

electronay inspay esonanceray ectroscopyspay

   

Spanish

  

electrografía de resonancia paramagnética electrónica. (various references)

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Alternative Orthography: ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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INDEX

1. Usage: Commercial
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Translations: Modern
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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