ESR spectroscopic investigation of gamma-irradiated lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate

Abstract

The effect of gamma radiation on lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiTf) was investigated in detail using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. The experimental spectra consisted of complex overlapped signals. Simulations of both the 1st- and 10th-day ESR spectra gave valuable information about the spectroscopic and structural features of radiation-induced radicals. More information about the qualitative and quantitative features of the radicals were gathered from the microwave power, storage time and dosimetric feature findings. In the light of the information obtained, four radicals were accepted to be produced after irradiation of LiTf.