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electron spin resonance

noun Physics.

the flipping back and forth between two spin directions of electrons in a magnetic field when electromagnetic radiation of the proper frequency is applied. Abbreviation: ESR

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Nearby words

electron optics, electron pair, electron paramagnetic resonance, electron probe microanalysis, electron radiography, electron spin resonance, electron telescope, electron transport, electron tube, electron volt, electron-neutrino

Origin of electron spin resonance

First recorded in 1950–55
Also called electron paramagnetic resonance, spin resonance.
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British Dictionary definitions for electron spin resonance

electron spin resonance

noun

a technique for investigating paramagnetic substances by subjecting them to high-frequency radiation in a strong magnetic field. Changes in the spin of unpaired electrons cause radiation to be absorbed at certain frequenciesAbbreviation: ESR See also nuclear magnetic resonance
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for electron spin resonance

electron spin resonance

n.

A spectrometric method, based on measurement of the spins of unpaired electrons in a magnetic field, for detecting and estimating free radicals in organic reactions.
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