EPR / DNP / NMR Literature Blog

Hot Topics in Spin-Hyperpolarization

November 15, 2011 - Workshop at the Lorentz Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, 30 January - 3 February 2012 Download Flyer

Optimization of 1H spin density for dynamic nuclear polarization using photo-excited triplet electron spins

October 6, 2011 - Kagawa, A.; Murokawa, Y.; Takeda, K.; Kitagawa, M. J. Magn. Reson. 2009, 197, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2008.11.009

Tensors and rotations in NMR

October 6, 2011 - This article does not cover DNP. However, for those of us who still like to write their own simulation programs it is a very helpful article.

Dynamic Nuclear Polarization in NMR

October 6, 2011 - Chandrakumar, N. Journal of the Indian Institure of Science 2010, 90, 133. http://journal.library.iisc.ernet.in/vol201001/Chandrakumar.pdf Dynamic nuclear polarization was first predicted — and, shortly thereafter, established experimentally — in 1953, the first demonstration being on Lithium metal.

Stacked rings for terahertz wave-guiding

October 5, 2011 - de Rijk, E.; Macor, A.; Hogge, J.; Alberti, S.; Ansermet, J. Review of Scientific Instruments 2011, 82, 066102.

Polarizing agents and mechanisms for high-field dynamic nuclear polarization of frozen dielectric solids

October 3, 2011 - Hu, K.-N., Polarizing agents and mechanisms for high-field dynamic nuclear polarization of frozen dielectric solids. Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, 2011.