Hans-Peter Raich

Design of a permanent magnet with a mechanical sweep suitable for variable-temperature continuous-wave and pulsed EPR spectroscopy

A magnetic system is introduced which consists of three nested rings of permanent magnets of a Halbach dipolar layout and is capable for EPR spectroscopy. Two of the rings can be rotated independently to adjust the magnetic flux in the center and even allow for mechanical field sweeps. The presented prototype achieves a magnetic flux range of 0.0282-0.3013T with a minimal sweep of 0.15mT and homogeneity of about 10(-3). First applications with CW and pulsed Mims ENDOR as well as ESEEM experiments on a sample of a glycine single crystal doped with 1% copper nitrate demonstrate that flux range, sweep accuracy and homogeneity of this prototype is sufficient for EPR experiments on most solid samples. Together with a recently improved design magnets can be build which could serve as compact and easily transportable replacement of standard electromagnets with negligible consumption of power or coolants.

An Alderman-Grant resonator for S-Band Dynamic Nuclear Polarization

An Alderman-Grant resonator with resonance at 2GHz (S-Band) was simulated, developed and constructed for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) experiments at 73mT. The resonator fits into magnet bores with a minimum diameter of 20mm and is compatible with standard 3mm NMR tubes. The compact resonator design achieves good separation of electric and magnetic fields and therefore can be used with comparatively large sample volumes with only small sample heating effects comparable to those obtained with optimized X- and W-Band DNP setups. The saturation efficiency and sample heating effects were investigated for Overhauser DNP experiments of aqueous solutions of TEMPOL radical, showing relative saturation better than 0.9 and sample heating not exceeding a few Kelvin even at high microwave power and long irradiation time. An application is demonstrated, combining the DNP setup with a commercial fast field cycling NMR relaxometer. Using this resonator design at low microwave frequencies can provide DNP polarization for a class of low-field and time-domain NMR experiments and therefore may enable new applications that benefit from increased sensitivity.

Double dipolar halbach array for rheological measurements on magnetic fluids at variable magnetic flux density B

A new experimental setup for measuring rheological properties of magnetic fluids at variable magnetic flux density B with increased homogeneity is described. The proposed setup is mounted on a commercial strain-controlled ARES rotational rheometer. The magnetic flux is generated via two concentric Halbach cylindrical arrays made from permanent NdFeB magnets. The use of permanent magnets overcomes some of the disadvantages of electromagnets (e.g., excessive heating of the coils, formation of large radial stray fields, cost of electricity, cooling, etc). The performance of the new setup is tested for a magnetorheological fluid in both steady and oscillatory shear regimes.

Measurement of the Rheological Properties of Magnetorheological Fluids Using a Double Concentric Halbach Cylinder Array

A new experimental setup for measuring rheological properties of magnetic fluids at variable magnetic flux density B with increased homogeneity is described. The proposed setup is mounted on a commercial strain‐controlled ARES rotational rheometer. The magnetic flux is generated via two concentric Halbach cylindrical arrays made from permanent NdFeB magnets. The use of permanent magnets overcomes some of the disadvantages of electromagnets (e.g., excessive heating of the coils, formation of large radial stray fields, cost of electricity, cooling, etc). The performance of the new setup is tested for a magnetorheological fluid in both steady and oscillatory shear regimes.