Magnetic Resonance Properties of Some Lunar Material

Paramagnetic resonance spectra of Apollo 11 fines and rocks were measured at 9 and 35 gigahertz and at 4°, 80°, and 300 °K. At both frequencies the material has an intense absorption at g = 2, with a line width of ∼950 gauss. Fe ions with strong exchange interactions produce this resonance. A compar...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1970-01, Vol.167 (3918), p.704-707
Hauptverfasser: Weeks, R. A., Chatelain, A., Kolopus, J. L., Kline, D., Castle, J. G.
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Zusammenfassung:Paramagnetic resonance spectra of Apollo 11 fines and rocks were measured at 9 and 35 gigahertz and at 4°, 80°, and 300 °K. At both frequencies the material has an intense absorption at g = 2, with a line width of ∼950 gauss. Fe ions with strong exchange interactions produce this resonance. A comparison of the resonance absorption due to Fe$^{3+}$ showed that the energy of the crystal field interaction was ∼0.1 per centimeter. Mn$^{2+}$ was identified in several samples, and an absorption at g = 1.89 was tentatively attributed to Ti$^{3+}$. The nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of $^{27}$Al had a distribution of asymmetry parameters η ranging from 0.25 to 0.75 and had nuclear quadrupole coupling constants e$^{2}$qQ/h of approximately 3 megahertz.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.167.3918.704