Electron-spin relaxation times of irradiated fructose measured with pulsed ESR

Kikuchi, Masahiro; Kameya, Hiromi*; Shimoyama, Yuhei; Ukai, Mitsuko*; Kobayashi, Yasuhiko

In this study, the relaxation times of radiation-induced radicals in fructose crystals were directly measured using pulsed ESR to reveal the strength of interaction with the neighboring dipoles. ESR spectra of the irradiated fructose by CW ESR were essentially same at tested dose levels. While, ESR spectra by pulsed ESR were drastically different according to dose levels. Furthermore, relative heights of side peaks increased as the increasing of dose levels. It is suggested that CW ESR can measure all of the unpaired electrons, while pulsed ESR can detect the interactions based upon neighboring unpaired electrons as the electron-spin echo swept in magnetic field. The relationship between the dose level and the relaxation times showed T of the side peaks were longer than those of the main peaks in fructose, indicating that radicals of the side peaks interact less with neighboring dipoles than do those of the main peak.