250 MHz crossed-loop resonator for pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-46

  Rinard, George A ^a   Quine, Richard W ^a   Eaton, Gareth R ^b   Eaton, Sandra S ^b  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crossed loop resonator; EPR; Pulsed EPR; Resonator; Spectrometer design

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAGNETISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 18544378120     PISSN: 10437347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.10016     Document Type: Article

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