Upgrade and Cyber-Access of Magnetic Resonance Facilities at the University of Oregon

有了化学研究仪器和设施多用户计划(CRIF：MU)的这一奖项，俄勒冈大学尤金分校的Michael M.Haley教授和他的同事Victoria J.DeRose将购买一个新的控制台，并通过网络使能电子顺磁共振(EPR)光谱仪，该光谱仪将能够收集35 GHz(Q波段)和9 GHz(X波段)的数据。升级后的光谱仪将安装在俄勒冈大学尤金分校化学系的共享仪器设施中。增强型光谱仪将包括一个现代接口、基于Linux的操作系统、高灵敏度的X波段电桥和腔体以及一个新的Q波段腔体。通过建立基于网络的EPR培训活动，不仅在俄勒冈大学，而且在邻近的大学，纳米团簇和主要基团超分子化学以及RNA结构和功能领域的研究将受到影响，培训活动将包括介绍EPR光谱和不同顺磁系统的例子。EPR光谱仪产生关于分子的分子和电子结构的信息。它还可以用来获得有关自由基的寿命和身份的信息，自由基是一种寿命较短的物种，通常对启动肿瘤生长和/或各种化学反应至关重要。这些研究将在许多领域产生影响，从化学到材料和生物化学。该仪器将成为教学和研究不可或缺的一部分。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Multiuser Program (CRIF:MU), Professor Michael M. Haley and colleague Victoria J. DeRose from the University of Oregon Eugene will purchase a new console and cyber-enable an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer that will be able to collect data at field of 35 GHz (Q-band) as well as at 9 GHz (X-band). The upgraded spectrometer will be located in the shared instrument facility in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oregon, Eugene. The enhanced spectrometer will include a modern interface, Linux-based operating system, high-sensitivity X-band bridge and cavity, and a new Q-band cavity. Research will be impacted in the fields of nanoclusters and main group supramolecular chemistry as well as RNA structure and function not only at the University of Oregon but also at neighboring colleges through the establishment of web-based EPR training activities that will include an introduction to EPR spectroscopy and examples of different paramagnetic systems.An EPR spectrometer yields information on the molecular and electronic structure of molecules. It may also be used to obtain information about the lifetimes and identities of free radicals, short-lived species that are often essential for the initiation of tumor growth and/or a variety of chemical reactions. These studies will have an impact in a number of areas, from chemistry to materials and biological chemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research.