An apparatus for pulsed ESR and DNP experiments using optically excited triplet states down to liquid helium temperatures

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 234, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-66

  Eichhorn, T R ^a,b   Haag, M ^a   Van Den Brandt, B ^a   Hautle, P ^a   Wenckebach, W Th ^a   Jannin, S ^b   Van Der Klink, J J ^b   Comment, A ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP); Neutron physics; Photo excited triplet states; Pulse X band ESR

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT; CRYOGENICS; DYNAMICS; ELECTROSPINNING; LIQUEFIED GASES; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; POLARIZATION; SPIN DYNAMICS; SPIN POLARIZATION; SPINNING (FIBERS); SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS; SUPERFLUID HELIUM; THERMOELECTRICITY;

DIELECTRIC RING RESONATORS; DYNAMIC NUCLEAR POLARIZATION; LIQUID HELIUM TEMPERATURE; NEUTRON PHYSICS; NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS; PHOTOEXCITED TRIPLET STATE; STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS; X BANDS;

EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84880184120     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2013.06.009     Document Type: Article

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