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Chin. Phys. B, 2022, Vol. 31(11): 117601    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ac7bfd
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A design of resonant cavity with an improved coupling-adjusting mechanism for the W-band EPR spectrometer

Yu He(贺羽)1,2, Runqi Kang(康润琪)1,2, Zhifu Shi(石致富)3, Xing Rong(荣星)1,2,†, and Jiangfeng Du(杜江峰)1,2,‡
1 CAS Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China;
2 CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China;
3 Chinainstru&Quantumtech(Hefei) Co., Ltd, Hefei 230031, China
Abstract  We report a new design of resonant cavity for a W-band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer. An improved coupling-adjusting mechanism, which is robust, compact, and suits with both solenoid-type and split-pair magnets, is utilized on the cavity, and thus enables both continuous-wave (CW) and pulsed EPR experiments. It is achieved by a tiny metal cylinder in the iris. The coupling coefficient can be varied from 0.2 to 17.9. Furthermore, two pistons at each end of the cavity allow for adjustment of the resonant frequency. A horizontal TE011 geometry also makes the cavity compatible with the two frequently used types of magnets. The coupling-varying ability has been demonstrated by reflection coefficient (S11) measurement. CW and pulsed EPR experiments have been conducted. The performance data indicates a prospect of wide applications of the cavity in fields of physics, chemistry and biology.
Keywords:  electron paramagnetic resonance      W-band      microwave cavity      coupling coefficient  
Received:  15 April 2022      Revised:  07 June 2022      Accepted manuscript online:  27 June 2022
PACS:  76.30.-v (Electron paramagnetic resonance and relaxation)  
  33.35.+r (Electron resonance and relaxation)  
  07.57.-c (Infrared, submillimeter wave, microwave and radiowave instruments and equipment)  
  84.40.-x (Radiowave and microwave (including millimeter wave) technology)  
Fund: Project supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant Nos. XDC07000000 and GJJSTD20200001). X. R. thanks the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences for the support.
Corresponding Authors:  Xing Rong, Jiangfeng Du     E-mail:  xrong@ustc.edu.cn;djf@ustc.edu.cn

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Yu He(贺羽), Runqi Kang(康润琪), Zhifu Shi(石致富), Xing Rong(荣星), and Jiangfeng Du(杜江峰) A design of resonant cavity with an improved coupling-adjusting mechanism for the W-band EPR spectrometer 2022 Chin. Phys. B 31 117601

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