Radiation Induced Paramagnetic Centers in Anthracene and Deuterated Anthracene

Abstract

EPR Studies of radiation damage in anthracene C₁₄H₁₀ and deuterated anthracene (C₁₄D₁₀) powders have been made up to a dose of 7 × 10⁸ rad. Interpretation of the spectra is consistent with that resulting from the hyperfine interaction of three equivalent protons. Excessive breadth of the spectrum of the radical produced in C₁₄D₁₀ is attributed to a high concentration of incompletely deuterated radical resulting from the presence of C₁₄D₉H.