Electron Spin Resonance Line Shape of a Polycrystalline CH Radical

Abstract

A formula is derived for the electron spin resonance line shape of a polycrystalline sample containing the CH π‐electron radical. The assumption is made in this derivation that the spectrum of the radical in a specific orientation is made up of Gaussians. The line shapes are calculated at the X, K, and J bands, and shown to be rather different for a sufficiently small component line width.