


Hardcover
Published: 1st October 2001
ISBN: 9780198506348
Number Of Pages: 604
This book explains the foundations of pulse EPR, a field of spectroscopy which has now come of age and has found widespread application in investigations of structure, dynamics, and function of biological systems and synthetic materials. For the first time a systematic overview of the whole field is given, including coverage of Fourier-transform EPR, relaxation measurements, electron spin echo envelope modulation (ESEEM), pulse electron- nuclear double resonance (ENDOR), pulse electron-electron double resonance (ELDOR), transient nutation, and a number of advanced techniques. Researchers approaching the field will find here the basic theory as well as a description and critical evaluation of the existing methods needed for selecting the proper experiment, conducting it, and analysing the results. The experienced researcher active in the field should find this book a useful reference and a guide to adapting EPR pulse sequences to new problems.
... a magnificent book, which deserves special praise for having achieved a truly exemplary balance between theory and experimental approaches ... an important source for graduate students, postdocs, researchers and lecturers in physics, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, environmental sciences, materials science, spectroscopy, who want to acquire a solid knowledge of the foundations of pulse EPR that could initiate them into research with absolute confidence. Current Engineering Practice This book addresses both young and experienced scientists interested in this field of research ... For the first time a systematic overview of the whole field is given. Current Engineering Practice
Preface | p. xiii |
Acknowledgements | p. xvii |
Symbols | p. xxi |
Abbreviations | p. xxv |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Scope of pulse EPR | p. 1 |
A short history of pulse EPR | p. 2 |
Examples of applications | p. 8 |
Classical Description | p. 16 |
The resonance phenomenon | p. 16 |
The vector picture for pulse EPR experiments | p. 20 |
Relaxation and the Bloch equations | p. 22 |
Spin Hamiltonian | p. 26 |
Static spin Hamiltonian | p. 26 |
Oscillatory Hamiltonian | p. 35 |
Inhomogeneity in spin systems | p. 39 |
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of spin Hamiltonians | p. 41 |
Model system for pulse EPR and ENDOR experiments | p. 58 |
Density Operators and Their Evolution | p. 67 |
Quantum mechanical description of the state of a spin system | p. 67 |
Quantum mechanical description of the time evolution of spin systems | p. 72 |
Initial state of the spin system | p. 89 |
Spectral Analysis | p. 93 |
The signal in time-domain spectroscopy | p. 93 |
Methods for signal analysis | p. 106 |
Manipulation of Electron and Nuclear Spins | p. 121 |
Manipulating spin states and Hamiltonians | p. 121 |
Tools | p. 138 |
Building blocks for the generation, transfer and detection of polarization and coherence | p. 151 |
Polarization transfer experiments | p. 152 |
Electron coherence transfer experiments | p. 158 |
Nuclear coherence transfer experiments | p. 162 |
Two-Level Dynamics | p. 175 |
Free induction decays | p. 175 |
Electron spin echoes | p. 181 |
Transient signals under microwave irradiation | p. 199 |
Physics of transient signal detection | p. 204 |
Relaxation and Related Phenomena | p. 208 |
Relaxation processes | p. 208 |
Basics of relaxation studies | p. 217 |
Measurement of longitudinal relaxation times | p. 223 |
Measurement of transverse relaxation times | p. 226 |
Measurement of rotating-frame relaxation times | p. 230 |
Nuclear spin relaxation | p. 230 |
Fourier Transform EPR | p. 233 |
Basics of Fourier transform EPR | p. 233 |
Transient FT EPR | p. 236 |
Two-dimensional FT EPR | p. 239 |
Nuclear Modulation Effect I: Basic Experiments | p. 247 |
Two-pulse ESEEM and general ESEEM theory | p. 247 |
Three-pulse ESEEM | p. 274 |
Hyscore | p. 284 |
Nuclear Modulation Effect II: Advanced Methods | p. 296 |
Deadtime and blind-spot free ESEEM methods | p. 296 |
ESEEM experiments with improved sensitivity | p. 305 |
Soft ESEEM | p. 315 |
Nuclear coherence-transfer experiments in one dimension | p. 320 |
Nuclear coherence-transfer experiments in two dimensions | p. 327 |
Hole-burning experiments | p. 339 |
Extended-time excitation experiments | p. 344 |
Special two-dimensional experiments | p. 351 |
Pulse Endor | p. 359 |
Basic principles | p. 359 |
ENDOR experiments based on polarization transfers | p. 360 |
Coherence-transfer ENDOR | p. 384 |
Time-domain ENDOR | p. 390 |
Hyperfine-correlated ENDOR spectroscopy | p. 397 |
Pulse Eldor and Related Experiments | p. 406 |
Two-frequency versus field-step ELDOR | p. 406 |
Polarization-transfer ELDOR | p. 407 |
Measurement of electron-electron couplings | p. 410 |
Transient Nutation Techniques | p. 426 |
Parameter extraction from nutation frequencies | p. 426 |
Experimental techniques | p. 431 |
Field-Swept EPR Experiments in One and Two Dimensions | p. 443 |
One-dimensional experiments | p. 443 |
Two-dimensional experiments | p. 452 |
Other Techniques | p. 469 |
EPR imaging and other spatially resolved techniques | p. 469 |
The linear electric field effect | p. 474 |
Multiple photon resonance in pulse EPR | p. 475 |
Self-induced transparency | p. 478 |
Dark resonance and electromagnetically induced transparency | p. 479 |
EPR with stochastic excitation | p. 481 |
Alternative detection schemes | p. 482 |
Multi-Frequency EPR | p. 490 |
Choice of the optimum EPR frequency | p. 490 |
High-frequency EPR | p. 495 |
Application Aspects | p. 501 |
EPR parameters and aspects of structure and dynamics | p. 501 |
Experimental strategies for obtaining EPR parameters | p. 510 |
Sign Conventions | p. 518 |
Mathematics | p. 522 |
Experimental Aspects | p. 535 |
References | p. 542 |
Index | p. 573 |
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ISBN: 9780198506348
ISBN-10: 0198506341
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 604
Published: 1st October 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 24.8 x 17.4
x 3.7
Weight (kg): 1.26