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Acknowledgements |
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Chapter 1 Introduction |
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1.1 Why EPR at High Magnetic Fields? |
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1.3 From Basic to Advanced Multifrequency EPR, a Chronological Account |
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Chapter 2 Principles and Illustrative Examples of High-Field/HighFrequency EPR |
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2.1 Spin Hamiltonians and EPR Experiments at High Magnetic Fields |
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2.1.1 Organic Radicals and Low-Spin Transition-Metal Ions (S = 1/2) |
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2.1.2 Triplet States and High-Spin Transition-Metal Ions (S greater than 1/2) |
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2.2 High-Field EPR, ENDOR, TRIPLE, ESEEM, PELDOR and RIDME |
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2.2.1 ENDOR and TRIPLE Hyperfine Spectroscopy |
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2.2.1.1 Liquid-Solution Steady-State ENDOR and TRIPLE |
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2.2.1.2 Liquid-Solution Transient EPR and ENDOR in Photochemistry |
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2.2.1.3 Solid-State Pulse ENDOR and TRIPLE |
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2.2.1.4 ESEEM Hyperfine Spectroscopy |
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2.2.2 ElectronElectron Dipolar Spectroscopy |
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2.2.2.3 High-Field RIDME and PELDOR on Nitroxide Radical Pairs |
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Chapter 3 Instrumentation |
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3.1 Experimental Techniques |
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3.1.1 Continuous-Wave EPR (cw EPR) |
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3.1.2 Time-Resolved EPR (TREPR) |
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3.2 Historical Overview of High-Field/High-Frequency EPR Spectrometers |
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3.3 Technical Aspects of High-Field/High-Frequency EPR |
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3.3.1 Sensitivity Considerations |
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3.3.4.1 Single-Mode Cavities |
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3.3.4.2 Fabry-Perot Resonators |
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3.3.4.3 Loop-Gap Resonators |
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3.3.4.4 Dielectric Resonators |
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3.3.4.5 Nonresonant Systems |
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3.3.5 Microwave Transmission Lines |
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3.4 High-Field Multipurpose Spectrometers Built at FU Berlin |
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3.4.1 The 95-GHz Spectrometer |
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3.4.1.1 Microwave Bridge Design |
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3.4.1.2 Magnet and Cryostat |
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3.4.1.4 EPR and ENDOR Performance |
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3.4.1.5 Field-Jump PELDOR |
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3.4.1.6 Dual-Frequency PELDOR |
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3.4.2 The 360-GHz Spectrometer |
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3.4.2.1 Quasioptical Microwave Propagation |
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3.4.2.2 Microwave-Bridge Design |
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3.4.2.3 Quasioptical Components |
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3.4.2.4 Induction-Mode Operation |
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3.4.2.5 Magnet and Cryostat |
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3.4.2.8 Transient EPR Bridge with Reference Arm |
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3.4.2.9 Pulsed Orotron Source |
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Chapter 4 Computational Methods for Data Interpretation |
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Chapter 5 Applications of High-Field EPR on Selected Proteins and their Model Systems |
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5.2 Nonoxygenic Photosynthesis |
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5.2.1 Multifrequency EPR on Bacterial Photosynthetic Reaction Centers (RCs) |
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5.2.1.1 X-Band EPR and ENDOR Experiments |
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5.2.1.2 95-GHz EPR on Primary Donor Cations P·+ in Single-Crystal RCs |
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5.2.1.3 360-GHz EPR on Primary Donor Cations P·+ in Mutant RCs |
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5.2.1.4 Results of g-tensor Computations of P·+ |
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5.2.1.5 95-GHz EPR and ENDOR on the Acceptors Q·-A and Q·-B |
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5.2.1.6 95-GHz ESE-Detected EPR on the Spin-Correlated Radical Pair P·+Q·-A |
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5.2.1.7 95-GHz RIDME and PELDOR on the Spin-Correlated Radical Pair P·+Q·-A |
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5.2.1.8 Multifrequency EPR on Primary Donor Triplet States in RCs |
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5.2.2 Multifrequency EPR on Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) |
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5.2.2.1 Site-Directed Nitroxide Spin Labelling |
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5.2.2.2 Hydrophobic Barrier of the BR Proton-Transfer Channel |
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5.2.2.3 Modelling of SoluteSolvent Interactions |
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5.2.2.4 Conformational changes during the BR photocycle |
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5.3 Oxygenic Photosynthesis |
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5.3.1 Multifrequency EPR on Doublet States in Photosystem I (PS I) |
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5.3.2 Multifrequency EPR on Doublet States in Photosystem II (PS II) |
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5.4 Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Biomimetic DonorAcceptor Model Systems |
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5.4.2 Covalently Linked PorphyrinQuinone Dyad and Triad Model Systems |
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5.4.3 Base-Paired PorphyrinQuinone and PorphyrinDinitrobenzene Complexes |
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5.5 DNA Repair Photolyases |
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5.5.2 High-Field EPR and ENDOR Experiments |
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5.6 Colicin A Bacterial Toxin |
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5.6.2 Models of Transmembrane Ion-Channel Formation |
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5.6.3 95-GHz EPR Studies of Membrane Insertion |
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Chapter 6 Conclusions and Perspectives |
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Subject Index |
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