EMR stands for Electron Magnetic Resonance, which covers a variety of magnetic resonance techniques associated with the electron. The most popular of those techniques is Electron Paramagnetic/Spin Resonance (EPR/ESR). In simplified terms, EPR/ESR can be performed on any sample that has unpaired electron spins.
EPR/ESR has proven an indispensable tool in a large range of applications in physics, materials science, chemistry and biology, including studies of impurity states, molecular clusters, antiferromagnetic, ferromagnetic and thin film compounds, natural or induced radicals, optically excited paramagnetic states, electron spin-based quantum information devices, transition-metal based catalysts; and for structural and dynamical studies of metallo-proteins, spin-labeled proteins and other complex bio-molecules and their synthetic models.
To learn more about EMR and the advantages of high frequencies and high fields, visit our EMR Resources section.
HOW TO APPLY
Our magnets are open to all scientists — for free — via a competitive process and we accept proposals throughout the year.
- Prepare your documentation
A proposal and prior results report are required. - Create a user profile
Returning users simply need to log in. - Submit a request online
Upload files and provide details about the proposed experiment. - Report your results
By year’s end, submit a 1-page report and information on publications resulting from your experiment.
Read the User Proposal Policy for complete guidelines or contact Facility Director Steve Hill with questions.
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Featured Publications
Enhancing coherence in molecular spin qubits via atomic clock transitions
Shiddiq, M., et al., Nature, 531, 348-351 (2016) See Science Highlight or Read online …
Pushing the limits of magnetic anisotropy in trigonal bipyramidal Ni(II)
Marriott K. E. R., et al., Chemical Science, 6, 6823-6828 (2015) See Science Highlight or Read online …
Pressure dependence of the exchange anisotropy in an organic ferromagnet
Thirunavukkuarasu K., et al., Phys., Rev. B 91, 014412 (2015) See Science Highlight or Read online …
Magnetic Ordering and Anisotropy in Heavy Atom Radicals
Winter, S. M., et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137(11), 3720–3730 (2015) See Science Highlight or Read online …
For more information contact Facility Director Steve Hill.