Microwave frequency modulation in CW EPR at W-band using a loop-gap resonator

Loop-gap resonator (LGR) technology has been extended to W-band (94GHz). One output of a multiarm Q-band (35GHz) EPR bridge was translated to W-band for sample irradiation by mixing with 59 GHz; similarly, the EPR signal was translated back to Q-band for detection. A cavity resonant in the cylindrical TE011 mode suitable for use with 100 kHz field modulation has also been developed. Results using microwave frequency modulation (FM) at 50 kHz as an alternative to magnetic field modulation are described. FM was accomplished by modulating a varactor coupled to the 59 GHz oscillator. A spin-label study of sensitivity was performed under conditions of overmodulation and gamma2H1(2)T1T2<1. EPR spectra were obtained, both absorption and dispersion, by lock-in detection at the fundamental modulation frequency (50 kHz), and also at the second and third harmonics (100 and 150 kHz). Source noise was deleterious in first harmonic spectra, but was very low in second and third harmonic spectra. First harmonic microwave FM was transferred to microwave modulation at second and third harmonics by the spins, thus satisfying the "transfer of modulation" principle. The loaded Q-value of the LGR with sample was 90 (i.e., a bandwidth between 3 dB points of about 1 GHz), the resonator efficiency parameter was calculated to be 9.3 G at one W incident power, and the frequency deviation was 11.3 MHz p-p, which is equivalent to a field modulation amplitude of 4 G. W-band EPR using an LGR is a favorable configuration for microwave FM experiments.     

Direct EPR irradiation of a sample using a quartz oscillator operating at 250 MHz for EPR measurements

Direct irradiation of a sample using a quartz oscillator operating at 250 MHz was performed for EPR measurements. Because a quartz oscillator is a frequency fixed oscillator, the operating frequency of an EPR resonator (loop-gap type) was tuned to that of the quartz oscillator by using a single-turn coil with a varactor diode attached (frequency shift coil). Because the frequency shift coil was mobile, the distance between the EPR resonator and the coil could be changed. Coarse control of the resonant frequency was achieved by changing this distance mechanically, while fine frequency control was implemented by changing the capacitance of the varactor electrically. In this condition, EPR measurements of a phantom (comprised of agar with a nitroxide radical and physiological saline solution) were made. To compare the presented method with a conventional method, the EPR measurements were also done by using a synthesizer at the same EPR frequency. In the conventional method, the noise level increased at high irradiation power. Because such an increase in the noise was not observed in the presented method, high sensitivity was obtained at high irradiation power.     

Influence of the diameter and wall thickness of a quartz pipe inserted in the EPR cavity on the signal intensity

Some dependences between the EPR signal intensity of point samples and the diameter and wall thickness of the quartz tubes with which a standard rectangular TE₁₀₂ EPR cavity is loaded are reported. It is found that the EPR signal intensity linearly depends on the wall thickness of the container and can be increased approximately twice when thick sample tubes are used. The microwave power in the location of the sample increases similarly whereas the normalized bell-shape distribution of the signal intensity along thez-axis of the cavity remains unchanged. The effective microwave power necessary to saturate the sample decreases and the cavity filling factor increases.     

Investigation of the electromagnetic fields at a jump in the dielectric constant

The passage of a plane wave through an inhomogeneous flat insulator layer of arbitrary thickness without absorption is considered. A method is given for solving the problem in terms of elementary functions, which reduces the number of independent parameters of the layer. A similarity principle for layers having equivalent reflectivities is described. It is shown that the electric field intensity can increase to infinity near the critical point where ɛ=0. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 69, 5–9 (August 1999)     

Development of a resonator with automatic tuning and coupling capability to minimize sample motion noise for in vivo EPR spectroscopy

EPR spectroscopy has been applied to measure free radicals in vivo; however, respiratory, cardiac, and other movements of living animals are a major source of noise and spectral distortion. Sample motions result in changes in resonator frequency, Q, and coupling. These instabilities limit the applications that can be performed and the quality of data that can be obtained. Therefore, it is of great importance to develop resonators with automatic tuning and automatic coupling capability. We report the development of automatic tuning and automatic coupling provisions for a 750-MHz transversely oriented electric field reentrant resonator using two electronically tunable high Q hyperabrupt varactor diodes and feedback loops. In both moving phantoms and living mice, these automatic coupling control and automatic tuning control provisions resulted in an 8- to 10-fold increase in signal-to-noise ratio.     

Measuring method of longitudinally detected ESR signal intensities against resonant frequencies at 250 to 950 MHz in a constant microwave field

Signal intensities of longitudinally detected ESR (LODESR) of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl powder were precisely measured at 250 to 950 MHz under a constant magnetic field microwave that was applied using a single-turn coil. The LODESR signal intensity was reduced linearly due to smaller Zeeman splitting. Because the noise level was constant, the sensitivity of LODESR was approximately proportional to the resonant frequency. As far as we know, this study represents the first attempt to measure precisely the relationship between the signal intensities and resonant frequencies of ESR in an experimental condition.     

Influence of the movement of cylindrical samples with variable internal diameter and variable length along thex-axis of a double TE104 and a single TE102 rectangular cavity on the EPR signal intensity: A sample shape study

The response of the cavity to the movement of cylindrical samples with internal diameters from 0.7 to 4 mm and lengths from 5 to 50 mm along thex-axis of the Bruker double TE₁₀₄ and single TE₁₀₂ rectangular cavity has been analyzed. Independently of sample internal diameter, the experimentally observed dependences of the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) signal intensity versus sample position in the cavity showed the following: (i) a sharp maximum for sample lengths from 5 to 20 mm; (ii) a “plateau”, over which the signal intensity remained constant within experimental errors of 0.47–1.16%, for lengths from 30 to 40 mm; and (iii) a “sloping plateau” region, which could be approximated by the linear function (correlationr = 0.96–0.98) for the 50 mm sample. Theoretical predictions of the experimental dependences of the signal intensity versus sample position in the cavity were calculated with the “modified” and “revised” sine-squared function, and the correlation between observed and theoretically computed dependences is very good. Additionally, the experimental dependence of the signal intensity versus the sample internal diameter and length for cylindrical samples situated at the position in the cavity at which the signal intensity was a maximum was likewise numerically approximated by the surface fitting with the Lorentzian cumulative additive function (correlationr = 0.999). The experimental dependence of the signal intensity versus the sample internal diameter for the given sample length is nonlinear. The samples with internal diameters of 0.7 and 1 mm gave the total maximum of signal intensity for the 40 mm sample, however, the samples with internal diameters of 2, 3 and 4 mm gave the total maximal value of signal intensity, which was identical for both the 30 and 40 mm samples. The experimental dependence of the EPR signal intensity versus the sample volume clearly showed that the samples with identical volumes, however, with different shapes, can give significantly different signal intensities (with differences ca. 200–400%). Then, the comparison of cylindrical samples with identical volumes but different shapes may be a serious source of significant errors in quantitative EPR spectroscopy. Cylindrical samples to be compared should be of identical shape. Accurate and precise positioning of each sample in the microwave cavity is essential.     

介电系数对等离子体光子晶体色散的影响

应用多光子非线性Compton散射模型,研究了Compton散射下介电系数对等离子体光子晶体色散的影响,考虑Compton散射对介电系数的影响,给出了一维等离子体光子晶体色散关系式,并进行了数值模拟。结果表明:与散射前相比,当介电系数ε=1时,不出现禁带;当ε<3时,随着ε的增大,一级禁带宽先缓慢增大,再到最大值,后缓慢减小,二级禁带宽先缓慢增大后趋于饱和值0.69,较散射前减小了0.03,两禁带ε临界值为5.4,较散射前减小了0.6;当ε<5.4时,一级禁带宽明显大于二级,较散射前减小了0.04;当ε>5.4时,二级禁带宽大于一级,二者差值比散射前明显减小;截止频率和二级禁带边缘频率均向低频方向较快移动,且二级禁带边缘频率变化幅度明显大于截止频率。     

球共振声学法测量普适气体常数

设计和建立了高精度的球共振声学法气体音速测量装置,分析了实际的球共鸣器的结构对共振频率的影响,并给予了相应的修正.测量了温度为29315K,压力在02MPa—08MPa范围内氩气的音速,并根据音速数据确定了普适气体常数.实验温度、压力和普适气体常数的不确定度分别为±14mK,±2kPa和±00036%.最终确定的普适气体常数R为831439±000030J·mol-1·K-1. 关键词： 普适气体常数 音速 球共振器 声学法     

不同样品温度下聚焦透镜到样品表面距离对激光诱导铜击穿光谱的影响

研究了不同温度下聚焦透镜到样品表面距离对激光诱导击穿光谱(laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy,LIBS)强度的影响,使用Nd:YAG脉冲激光激发样品并产生等离子体,探测的等离子体发射的光谱线为Cu(Ⅰ)510.55 nm,Cu(Ⅰ)515.32 nm和Cu(Ⅰ)521.82 nm.使用透镜的焦距为200 mm,测量的聚焦透镜到样品表面距离的范围为170—200 mm,样品温度从25℃升高到270℃,激光能量为26 mJ.总体上,升高样品温度能有效地提高LIBS光谱的辐射强度.在25℃和100℃时,光谱强度随着聚焦透镜到样品表面距离的增加而单调增加;在样品温度更高(150, 200, 250和270℃)时,光谱强度随着距离的增加出现先升高而后又降低的变化.同时,在样品接近焦点附近,随着样品温度的升高,LIBS光谱强度的变化不明显,还可能出现光谱强度随着样品温度升高而降低的情况,这在通过升高样品温度来提高LIBS光谱强度中特别值得我们注意.为了更进一步了解这两个条件对LIBS的影响,计算了等离子体温度和电子密度,发现等离子体温度和电子密度的变化与光谱强度的变化几乎一致,更高样品温度下产生的等离子体温度和电子密度更高.     

On the investigation of temperature changes of ferroelectrics dielectric constant by studying intensity changes of light emitted at their surface

The temperature dependence of the light intensity emitted by the plasma layer generated at the surface of triglycine sulphate samples at alternating polarization has been investigated. The changes of intensity of the emitted light were found to correspond to the changes of the dielectric constant of triglycine sulphate. This phenomenon can be used to determine the ferroelectric phase-transition temperature and to investigate the changes of the dielectric constant of ferroelectrics by studying the light of plasma generated at their surfaces.     

Regular self-oscillations of intensity in a semiconductor laser with an external resonator

Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 207–212, August, 1989.     

Effect of photoconductivity and dielectric constant of the photorefractive materials on two-beam coupling gain and phase-shifts for a single unidirectional photorefractive ring resonator

Photoconductive dependence of two-beam coupling between the pump beam and the signal beam in photorefractive materials have been analyzed in case of non-degenerate wave mixing under the undepleted pump approximation method. During the two-wave mixing in photorefractive materials, steady state amplification of the signal beam and oscillation characteristics of a single unidirectional ring resonator has been studied. The domination of the two-beam coupling gain over the combined absorption and resonator losses such as Fresnel reflections from the crystal and imperfect mirrors builds up unidirectional oscillation. The buildup of such an oscillation leads to a saturation of the gain, which can be explained in terms of the photorefractive phase-shift. The existence of this phase-shift between the photorefractive index grating and the illumination intensity pattern, which is of characteristic of the photorefractive effect, leads to an energy transfer between the two beams. For a single unidirectional ring resonators, the effects of photoconductivity of the materials, two-beam energy coupling coefficient, dielectric constant, crystal thickness, and material's absorption coefficient on amplification of the two-beam coupling gain and photorefractive phase-shifts of the signal beam have also been studied in detail. It has been found that amplification of the signal beam and phase-shift can be enhanced by taking the photorefractive crystal having higher photoconductivity and lower dielectric constant, which improves performance of the resonators.