title: Decomposition study of the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of irradiated alanine.
abstract: Recent Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) studies on alanine powders as a function of irradiation dose and temperature on the one hand and single crystal Electron Nuclear DOuble Resonance (ENDOR) studies on the other hand, showed the presence of at least three radicals contributing to the total alanine EPR spectrum. The latter spectrum obtained after irradiation at room temperature (RT), is dominated by the well-known stable-alanine-radical (SAR) CH3C*HCOO-, also denoted R1. Appropriate heating of irradiated alanine causes the relative contribution of R1 to decrease, resulting in a spectrum mainly caused by the H-abstraction radical CH3C*(NH3)COO-, denoted R2. Although the EPR spectrum of these two radicals could be satisfactorily simulated, their influence on dose reconstruction has not been reported yet. Therefore, a detailed Maximum Likelihood Common Factor Analysis (MLCFA) study has been performed on EPR spectra from polycrystalline alanine samples, after irradiation and heat treatments. Conclusions concerning the number of contributing radicals and their influence on the RT irradiated alanine EPR spectrum will be made.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Crystallography and Study of the Solid State, University of Ghent, Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Vanhaelewyn
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Amira
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Mondelaers
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Callens
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D006358:Hot Temperature; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D000409:Alanine