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In this contribution we describe a high-frequency high-field EPR facility which has been developed at the University of Nijmegen. We present the design of a heterodyne quasi-optical bridge based on a millimeter-wave vector network analyzer as source and detection system. The mm-waves are transported in free-space through Gaussian beam optic elements and through a corrugated guide inside the resonator insert. The Fabri-Pérot (TEM00n) resonator is coupled through a metallic mesh and because of its bimodal property it can be operated using orthogonal detection leading to substantial improvement in sensitivity. In the first stage of the project, a multifrequency CW-facility is realized covering the 100–500 GHz range. In our initial explorative experiments we demonstrate the advantages of HF-EPR of high-spin systems: Due to the large microwave quantum, transitions which would be undetectable at X-band due to the large zerofield splitting can now be observed in good sensitivity. As a model for biological high-spin systems a sample of metmyoglobin was measured at D-band (130 GHz). Theg = 5.9 perpendicular line from theS = 5/2 ferric heme was detected and its line-width was compared to data previously obtained at Q-, X-, S- and L-band. As a model for biological integer spin systems theS = 1 signal of Ni(II) in nickel Tutton salt (Ni(NH4)2(SO4)2) was studied at 35 and 130 GHz.
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Reijerse, E.J., van Dam, P.J., Klaassen, A.A.K. et al. Concepts in high-frequency EPR — Applications to bio-inorganic systems. Appl. Magn. Reson. 14, 153–167 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03161887
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