Abstract
Analysis of the electron magnetic resonance of x‐ray damaged crystals of NH4ClO4 shows that the long‐lived defects are NH3+ ions. Isotropic hyperfine splittings are found to be 54.6 Mc for nitrogen and 72.5 Mc for hydrogen. These radicals appear to be planar and execute restricted rotation at room temperature. A second transient defect is identified as ClO3.