
Radiation Effects
ESR and ENDOR Analysis
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1977
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Harold C. Box
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 0 3 0 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 1 6 5 1 - 5
Radiation Effects: ESR and ENDOR Analysis presents an explanation of the biological effects of radiation. The book discusses the characteristics of the electron spin resonance… Read more

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Request a sales quoteRadiation Effects: ESR and ENDOR Analysis presents an explanation of the biological effects of radiation. The book discusses the characteristics of the electron spin resonance (ESR) and electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectra, such as radiation damage and magnetic resonance spectroscopy, g values, hyperfine couplings, and other special effects. The text also describes the radiation effects and damage mechanisms; as well as the free radicals produced in the primary oxidative process initiated by ionizing radiation, in the primary reductive process initiated by ionizing radiation, and via excitation effects. The classification of the mechanisms of radiation damage by various other secondary processes is also considered. The secondary processes include reactions of hydrogen atoms; reactions of hydroxyl radicals; electron or proton transfer; conformational changes; abstraction, transfer, migration, and exchange of hydrogen; radical addition reactions; and radical pair formation. Some examples of overall mechanisms, such as the overall radiation chemistry of carboxylic acids and the radiation chemistry of protein and nucleic acid constituents, are described. People involved in energy and cancer research will find the book invaluable.
Preface
Part I Characteristics of ESR and Endor Spectra
Chapter 1 Radiation Damage and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
1-1 Introduction
1-2 ESR and Radiation Effects
1-3 ENDOR and Radiation Effects
1-4 Spectral Parameters
1-5 Temporal Parameters
1-6 Objectives of Radiation Research
References
Chapter 2 g Values
2-1 Introduction
2-2 Spin Hamiltonian
2-3 Measurement of g Tensors
2-4 Origin of the g Shift
2-5 Free Radical Structure and the g Tensor
References
Chapter 3 Hyperfine Couplings
3-1 Introduction
3-2 The Spin Hamiltonian Revisited
3-3 Measurement of Hyperfine Couplings
3-4 Calculation of Hyperfine Tensors
3-5 Spin Density Distributions
3-6 The Hückel Approximation
3-7 The INDO Approximation
References
Chapter 4 Special Effects
4-1 Excited Triplet States
4-2 ESR Studies of Triplet States
4-3 Radical Pairs and Their Triplet State
4-4 ESR and ENDOR Studies of Radical Pairs
4-5 Quadrupole Couplings
4-6 Spin Polarization in Radical Reactions
References
Chapter 5 Experimental Considerations
5-1 ESR Spectroscopy
5-2 ENDOR Spectroscopy
5-3 Irradiation Techniques
5-4 G Value Measurements
5-5 Computer Aids
5-6 Kinetic Studies
5-7 Direct and Indirect Effects
References
Part II Radiation Effects and Damage Mechanisms
Chapter 6 Oxidation Effects
6-1 Introduction
6-2 Carboxylic Acids and Amides
6-3 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
6-4 Sulfur Compounds
6-5 Nucleic Acids and Their Constituents
6-6 Halogen Compounds
6-7 Water and Aqueous Systems
References
Chapter 7 Reduction Effects
7-1 Introduction
7-2 Carboxylic Acids and Amides
7-3 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
7-4 Sulfur Compounds
7-5 Nuceic Acids and their Constituents
7-6 Trapped Electrons
7-7 Frozen Aqueous Solutions
7-8 Miscellaneous Results
References
Chapter 8 Excitations and Photolysis
8-1 Excitation
8-2 Homolytic Cleavage
8-3 Photoionization
8-4 Photolysis via Intermediates
References
Chapter 9 Secondary Processes
9-1 Introduction
9-2 Reactions of Hydrogen Atoms
9-3 Reactions of Hydroxyl Radicals
9-4 Electron Transfer
9-5 Proton Transfer
9-6 Conformational Changes
9-7 Abstraction, Transfer, Migration, and Exchange of Hydrogen
9-8 Radical Addition Reactions
9-9 Radical Pair Formation
References
Chapter 10 Overall Mechanisms: Some Examples
10-1 Introduction
10-2 Carboxylic Acids
10-3 Protein Constituents
10-4 Nucleic Acid Constituents
References
Chapter 11 Perspectives
11-1 Introduction
11-2 Sensitization : Oxygen and its Mimics
11-3 Radiation Sensitization: Halogenated Pyrimidines
11-4 Radiation Protectors
11-5 Radiation Damage in Electron Microscopy
11-6 Photosynthesis
11-7 Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis
References
Appendixes
Appendix A Spin Matrices
Appendix B Van Vleck Perturbation Theory
Appendix C Integrals of Antisymmetric Product Functions
Appendix D Tables of Useful Numbers
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1977
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 288
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483203089
- eBook ISBN: 9781483216515
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