Main description:

Applications of EPR in Radiation Research is a multi-author contributed volume presented in eight themes: I. Elementary radiation processes (in situ and low temperature radiolysis, quantum solids); II: Solid state radiation chemistry (crystalline, amorphous and heterogeneous systems); III: Biochemistry, biophysics and biology applications (radicals in biomaterials, spin trapping, free-radical-induced DNA damage); IV: Materials science (polymeric and electronic materials, materials for treatment of nuclear waste, irradiated food); V: Radiation metrology (EPR-dosimetry, retrospective and medical applications); VI: Geological dating; VII: Advanced techniques (PELDOR, ESE and ENDOR spectroscopy, matrix isolation); VIII: Theoretical tools (density-functional calculations, spectrum simulations).

Contents:

PART I Elementary radiation processes.- Fundamental radiation processes.- EPR of free radicals and radical ions formed by radiolysis/ photolysis of inorganic crystals.- EPR studies of free radicals and radical ions formed by radiolysis of halocarbons.- Radiation effects in solid hydrogen: EPR studies at low temperatures.- PART II Solid state radiation chemistry.- EPR and IR spectroscopy of free radicals formed by fast electron radiation of solid systems.- Radiation chemistry of solid-state carbohydrates using EMR.- Radiation effects in glasses.- PART III Biochemistry, biophysics, and biology applications.- Free radicals in DNA constituents and amino acids: EPR/ENDOR and DFT studies.- Electron spin resonance studies of radicals in irradiated DNA.- Applications of the spin trapping method in radiation biology.- PART IV Material science.- The interaction of high energy radiation with polymeric materials: An EPR study.- Defects in electron-irradiated electronic materials.- Radiation induced reactions and fragmentation in ionic liquids for fuel cycle systems.- PART V Radiation metrology.- Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) dosimetry for measuring ionizing radiation.- EPR-dosimetry in clinical applications.- PART VI Geological dating.- EPR dating.- Use of paramagnetic defects of carbonaceous matter in exobiology and cosmochemistry.- PART VII Advanced EPR techniques.- Applications of pulsed electron double resonance (PELDOR) in radiation research.- Applications of electron spin echo in radiation research. PART VIII Theoretical tools.- First-principles study of radiation-induced radicals in the solid-state: confrontation of density-functional calculations with experimental results.- Applications of EPR and ENDOR spectral simulations in radiation research.