This book provides an introduction to the underlying theory, fundamentals, and applications of EPR spectroscopy, as well as new developments in the area. Knowledge of the topics presented will allow the reader to interpret of a wide range of EPR spectra, as well as help them to apply EPR techniques to problem solving in a wide range of areas: organic, inorganic, biological, and analytical chemistry; chemical physics, geophysics, and minerology. - Includes updated information on high frequency and multi-frequency EPR, pulsed microwave techniques and spectra analysis, dynamic effects, relaxation phenomena, computer-based spectra simulation, biomedical aspects of EPR, and more
- Equips readers with sufficient knowledge of EPR techniques to go on in their specialized area of interest
- Provides problem sets and concise bibliographies at the end of each chapter, plus several tutorial appendices on topics like mathematical operations, quantum mechanics of angular momentum, experimental considerations.
Table of Contents:
PREFACE xix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxiii
1 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE 1
2 MAGNETIC INTERACTION BETWEEN PARTICLES 36
3 ISOTROPIC HYPERFINE EFFECTS IN EPR SPECTRA 58
4 ZEEMAN ENERGY (g) ANISOTROPY 85
5 HYPERFINE (A) ANISOTROPY 118
6 SYSTEMS WITH MORE THAN ONE UNPAIRED ELECTRON 158
7 PARAMAGNETIC SPECIES IN THE GAS PHASE 208
8 TRANSITION-GROUP IONS 225
9 THE INTERPRETATION OF EPR PARAMETERS 253
10 RELAXATION TIMES, LINEWIDTHS AND SPIN KINETIC PHENOMENA 301
11 NONCONTINUOUS EXCITATION OF SPINS 357
12 DOUBLE-RESONANCE TECHNIQUES 385
13 OTHER TOPICS 414
APPENDIX A MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS 422
APPENDIX B QUANTUM MECHANICS OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM 455
APPENDIX C THE HYDROGEN ATOM AND SELECTED RADICALS RHn 484
APPENDIX D PHOTONS 505
APPENDIX E INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE 512
APPENDIX F EXPERIMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS 537
APPENDIX G EPR-RELATED BOOKS AND SELECTED CHAPTERS 567
APPENDIX H FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS, CONVERSION FACTORS, AND KEY DATA 577
APPENDIX I MISCELLANEOUS GUIDELINES 588
Author Index 603
Subject Index 624
About the Author :
JOHN A. WEIL is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Saskatchewan and an active international researcher in the field of EPR and NMR spectroscopy and theory. JAMES R. BOLTON is President of Bolton Photosciences, which provides specialty consulting services for the development and operation of ultraviolet (UV) technologies. He is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta, and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Western Ontario.
Review :
"Highly recommended to researchers seeking applications that would harness the potential of EPR spectroscopy to related fields of study. The authors are to be congratulated on producing a truly formidable EPR bible that lays claim once again to being the standard of work on the subject." (Journal of Chemical Education, January 2009)
