EPR Spectroscopy

Contributors xi

Series Preface xv

Preface xvii

Part A: Fundamental Theory 1

1 Continuous-Wave EPR 3
Art van der Est

2 EPR Interactions - g-Anisotropy 17
Peter Gast and Edgar J.J. Groenen

3 EPR Interactions - Zero-field Splittings 29
Joshua Telser

4 EPR Interactions - Coupled Spins 63
Eric J.L. McInnes and David Collison

5 EPR Interactions - Hyperfine Couplings 81
Marina Bennati

6 EPR Interactions - Nuclear Quadrupole Couplings 95
Stefan Stoll and Daniella Goldfarb

7 Quantum Chemistry and EPR Parameters 115
Frank Neese

8 Spin Dynamics 143
Akiva Feintuch and Shimon Vega

9 Relaxation Mechanisms 175
Sandra S. Eaton and Gareth R. Eaton

Part B: Basic Techniques and Instrumentation 193

10 Transient EPR 195
Stefan Weber

11 Pulse EPR 215
Stefan Stoll

12 EPR Instrumentation 235
Edward Reijerse and Anton Savitsky

13 EPR Imaging 261
Boris Epel and Howard J. Halpern

14 EPR Spectroscopy of Nitroxide Spin Probes 277
Enrica Bordignon

Part C: High-Resolution Pulse Techniques 303

15 FT-EPR 305
Michael K. Bowman, Hanjiao Chen, and Alexander G. Maryasov

16 Hyperfine Spectroscopy - ENDOR 331
Jeffrey R. Harmer

17 Hyperfine Spectroscopy - ELDOR-detected NMR 359
Daniella Goldfarb

18 Hyperfine Spectroscopy - ESEEM 377
Sabine Van Doorslaer

19 Dipolar Spectroscopy - Double-resonance Methods 401
Gunnar Jeschke

20 Dipolar Spectroscopy - Single-resonance Methods 425
Peter P. Borbat and Jack H. Freed

21 Shaped Pulses in EPR 463
Philipp E. Spindler, Philipp Schöps, Alice M. Bowen, Burkhard Endeward, and Thomas F. Prisner

Part D: Special Techniques 483

22 Pulse Techniques for Quantum Information Processing 485
Gary Wolfowicz and John J.L. Morton

23 Rapid-scan EPR 503
Gareth R. Eaton and Sandra S. Eaton

24 EPR Microscopy 521
Aharon Blank

25 Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance (ODMR) 537
Etienne Goovaerts

26 Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance (EDMR) Spectroscopy 559
Christoph Boehme and Hans Malissa

27 Very-high-frequency EPR 581
Alexander Schnegg

Index 603