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General Outline for Short Course on “Spin”
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Basic Physics
Angular Momentum
Vector Representation
Magnetism
Units
Quantum aspects of spin
Spin Hamiltonian/Operators/Basis functions
Transition probabilities
Two-level problem
Level-crossing
II.
Magnetic Resonance
Classical version
Bloch equations
Quantum version
Density matrices/Heisenberg representation
NMR
Parameters
Relaxation mechanisms
Pulsed methods
EPR
Parameters
Relaxation mechanisms
Pulsed methods
Double resonance
DNP
Overhauser Effect
Cross-relaxation/Relaxivity
Solid state and gas phase MR
EPR of 1O2
NMR of H2 and D2 gas
EPR of trapped radicals/triplets
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III.
Spin-dependent Chemistry and Physics
Radical pairs
CIDNP/CIDEP
S-T mixing and photochemistry
Radical-3O2 interactions
CIDEP
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O2 quenching
oH2-pH2 conversion
Effects of external fields
Static
Time-dependent
FDMR/RYDMR
Magnetic isotope effects
IV.
What do you want to learn from the course?
Summary of topics about spin
Explanation of theoretical and experimental aspects of spin
Origin of NMR and EPR parameters
Spectra-structure correlations
BPP theory of relaxation
Redfield/Bloch/Hubbard/Freed theories of relaxation
Formulation of multiple-pulse methods
Qualitative models for spin phenomena
Vector models
Energy level diagrams
Quantitative analysis and modeling of spin phenomena
Extraction of structure and dynamics from relaxation data
Modeling of CIDNP and CIDEP spectra
Simulation of powder and single-crystal spectra
RGL-Oct 2008
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