Relaxation-time determination from continuous-microwave saturation of EPR spectra

Radiation Research

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 753-760

  Lund, Anders ^a   Sagstuen, Einar ^b   Sanderud, Audun ^b,c   Maruani, Jean ^d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 2 METHYLPROPIONIC ACID; NITROGEN; PROTON;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NEUTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; X RAY;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROWAVES;

EID: 70549091396     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1890.1     Document Type: Article

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