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PARAMAGNETIC resonance, which has given interesting information on several structures1, can be used for studying coal-like materials. Using a microwave spectrometer (9,000 Mc./s.) for electronic paramagnetic resonance, we have observed a characteristic line for coals2. This sharp line is associated with a Landé factor of 2, which is the free electron value. These results lead us to believe that this paramagnetism is linked with the structure of coal-like materials and cannot be attributed to the minerals always present, such as iron. In the present communication we give further details on the results observed for coals2 and for several coal-like materials in which paramagnetic resonance has been detected.
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UEBERSFELD, J., ÉTIENNE, A. & COMBRISSON, J. Paramagnetic Resonance, a New Property of Coal-like Materials. Nature 174, 614 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174614a0
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