UHF EPR spectrometer operating at frequencies between 400 MHz and 1 GHz

Abstract

A spectrometer was designed and constructed to facilitate measurements of T₁, T₂, spin echo signal-to-noise, and resonator quality factor, Q, between about 400 and 1000 MHz. Pulse patterns are generated at 250 MHz and mixed with the output from a second source to perform excitation and detection. A cross-loop resonator was constructed in which the same sample could be measured in the same resonator over the full range of frequencies. An air-core, four-coil, water-cooled electromagnet with a large experimental volume was built.