Comparison between the electron paramagnetic resonance spectra obtained in X- and W-bands on a fired clay: a preliminary study

Autor: Jean-Victor Zanchetta, B. Deroide, Y. Bensimon
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 60:813-818
ISSN: 0022-3697
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3697(98)00334-5
Popis: A clay was fired at 800°C, which is the firing temperature generally observed in the manufacture of ancient pottery. The sample was studied by electronic paramagnetic resonance (EPR). The spectra are characteristic of Fe 3+ in different environments. They were recorded at X-band (9.8 GHz) and W-band (95.5 GHz). At low temperature the amplitude of the signal, ascribed to superparamagnetic iron, decreases. In W-band and at low temperature this signal disappears almost completely. The remaining signals are ascribed to sites distribution of variable symmetries. The simplification of the spectrum obtained in W-band seems to indicate that this frequency domain is very adequate to study ancient ceramics using this technique.
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