MCW EPR Center Resources

Bruker ELEXSYS-II E500 X-band CW EPR Spectrometer System
Reports on spin label motion on proteins and lipids, free radical identification and quantitation, plus technology testing. Temperature control in the range of 3.8 – 350 K.
New in 2025 via an NIH S10OD036246 grant. Contact Katie Schultz to sign up or Candice Klug for questions about the capabilities.

Bruker ELEXSYS E580 Q-band Pulsed Spectrometer System
Pulse Q-band spectrometer with DEER, DQC, and ENDOR capabilities at cryogenic temperatures to measure long-range distances between paramagnetic probes and/or coupled nuclei within proteins and peptides. Cryogen-free cooling, AWG, 300W TWT.
Obtained through NIH S10RR032780 (2013) and upgraded via internal and S10OD025260 (2023) grants. Contact Katie Schultz to sign up or Candice Klug for questions about the capabilities.

Bruker ELEXSYS-II E500 X-band CW EPR Spectrometer System
Development platform for enabling new EPR technologies.
New in 2025.

Magnettech ESR5000 X-band Tabletop Spectrometer
Routine spin quantitation and high concentration samples with push-button tuning.
New in 2021.

Bruker ELEXSYS E580 X- and Q-band Pulsed Spectrometer System
Pulse X- and Q-band spectrometer with DEER and saturation recovery capabilities at cryogenic temperatures to measure spin lattice relaxation times and long-range distances between paramagnetic probes in proteins and peptides. Cryogen-free cooling, AWG, 300W TWT.

Customized Varian E-109 Century Series EPR Spectrometer and Pressure-Jump System
S-, X-, and Q-band CW capabilities. Customized Q-band bridge for pressure-jump experiments. HUB440 and HUB880 accessories for pressures 0-8 kbar.

Custom-built Q-band Multiquantum Pulse Spectrometer
Biomedical samples at Q-band with multiquantum and saturation recovery capabilities.

Custom-built X-band Multiharmonic Spectrometer
CW multiharmonic X-band with enhanced sensitivity.

Dyna Myte 3000 H CNC lathe; three- and four-jaw chucks; 5C collet chuck; downloading program adapter; CNC Automation M3X controller software

Autodesk CNC Feature CAM software

12-inch manual Jet lathe; three- and four-jaw chucks; 5C collet chuck; 5C collets; three-jaw tailstock rotating chuck with Morse Taper Shank; Tapaz readout

10-inch manual Clausing lathe; three- and four-jaw chucks; 3C collets; Acu-Rite TurnMate readout

Levin variable-speed jewelers lathe with collet set

Bridgeport retrofit four-axis CNC Mill; CNC Automation M3X controller; CNC 12-inch forth axis turntable; 8-inch Kurt vice

Bridgeport manual milling machine, 6-inch vice, and collet set; 12-inch manual turntable; 6-inch manual holding chuck; Acu-Rite MillMate readout

Enco manual milling machine and collet set; Kurt 6-inch vice and MillMate readout

Servo 6-inch jewelers milling machine; collet set; 4-inch Servo vice

Finn Speedex 360 indexing fixture; 5C collet adaptor; 5C 3-inch chuck adaptor

Delta 6-inch belt sander

Delta 14-inch band saw

Baldor 6-inch Carbide tool grinder

Wilton 15-inch variable-speed drill press; 4-inch adjustable drill press vice

Mitutoyo 12-inch height gauge

Brown & Sharp 1- to 6-inch micrometer set

Starrett gauge block set and pin sets (0.11 to 0.750 diameter)

5C collet set (0.62 to 1.125 diameter) and ³∕₃₂ and ¹∕₆₄ sets

Carver laboratory 24-inch press

Finger 36-inch brake 16-guage capacity

Di-Acro Houdaille 16-gauge capacity hand sheer

Agilent E5505A Phase Noise Measurement System

Agilent N5242A PNA-X Network Analyzer (heads to 240 GHz)

Agilent E8363C PNA Network Analyzer (50 MHZ to 40 GHz)

Agilent N9030A PXA Signal Analyzer (3 Hz–44 GHz)

Agilent Spectrum Analyzers to 100 GHz

Agilent Microwave Power Meters to 100 GHz

Frequency Counters to 40 GHz

Agilent DSO9404 Digitizing Oscilloscope to 40 GSPS

Analog oscilloscopes to 400 MHz

Pulse, delay, and signal generators

Agilent Advance Design System for microwave circuit design, simulation, and layout

Ansys High-Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) for design of loop-gap resonators and modeling RF field distributions

Ansys Maxwell 3D to solve electromagnetic problems by finite-element analysis

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