Comparison of Four Digitizers for Time-Domain EPR

Abstract

Pulsed, time-domain electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) requires fast data collection. The ideal is for the data acquisition rate to be limited by the spin relaxation times, and not by the data collection hardware and software. Four devices with fast time response were compared in the collection of pulsed EPR data. The fastest data collection was achieved with a Bruker E587 SpecJet transient signal averager.

Keywords

Digitizer EPR Data acquisition Signal averager

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