Observer-selective double electron-electron-spin resonance, a pulse sequence to improve orientation selection

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 275-279

  Milikisyants, Sergey ^a   Groenen, Edgar J J ^a   Huber, Martina ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DEER; Distance determination; Orientation selection; Pulsed EPR

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIPOLE MOMENT; LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATION; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

DISTANCE DETERMINATION; ORIENTATION SELECTION; PULSED EPR;

PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 43949130403     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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