Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis has developed and customised the new AffirmoEX Electron Magnetic Resonance (EPR / ESR) compact benchtop spectrometer, regenerating the teaching of EMR in higher education. Electron Magnetic Resonance (EMR) (also known as Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) or Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)) is a valuable but often neglected technique. It is the only technique that directly measures unpaired electrons, a key chemical moiety, important in a range of areas such as free radical studies, oxidation, transition metal oxidation states, catalysis, reaction mechanism elucidation and reaction kinetics. Together with the AffirmoEX benchtop EMR spectrometer, Oxford Instruments is introducing a comprehensive package of undergraduate teaching materials, making it easy to incorporate both theoretical and practical aspects of the technique into the undergraduate curriculum. This affordable, compact and comprehensive approach will facilitate a renaissance of this valuable analytical technique.

To find out more, come to the Oxford Instruments booth, number 216, at the Eastern Analytical Symposium, 12-15th November. EAS is sponsored by the American Chemical Society as one of the most comprehensive forums for discussion and networking between practising analytical chemists from academia and industry. For further details, please visit the website at www.eas.org. For full details on the AffirmoEX system, hardware and software, please visit

www.oxford-instruments.com/affirmoex.

About Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis

Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis offers a range of analytical X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) instruments essential for quality control in a diverse range of industry. For materials analysis, thickness measurement, product optimisation and research applications, the Industrial Analysis products incorporate the latest field proven technology coupled with over 30 years of experience in designing, producing and supporting world class instruments.

X-MET handheld XRF analysers and the expanded range of ARC/Spark mobile OES are specifically designed for positive material identification, alloy analysis and screening. The OES systems comprise the FOUNDRY-MASTER range, PMI-MASTER PRO and TEST-MASTER PRO. Benchtop XRF spectrometers, X-Supreme and Lab-X, span the price/performance range for routine chemical analysis. From sulphur in petroleum products to the analysis of limestone, users may select the spectrometer to match their application. The X-Strata systems and thickness gauges provide world-class performance for coating thickness measurement.

The NMR portfolio includes the MQC benchtop analysers which have broad applications across the agriculture, foods, consumer products, textiles and polymer industries. The GeoSpec range of NMR Core Analysers is designed specifically for studies of core samples from oilfield reservoirs with installations in almost every major oil producer and SCAL laboratory world-wide.

With leading products and a global sales and service network, Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis continues to explore innovative ways to deliver instrument solutions for faster and easier measurements. Visit www.oxford-instruments.com for more information on the company and its products.

About Oxford Instruments

Oxford Instruments designs, supplies and supports high-technology tools and systems with a focus on research and industrial applications. It provides solutions needed to advance fundamental physics research and its transfer into commercial nanotechnology applications. Innovation has been the driving force behind Oxford Instruments’ growth and success for over 50 years, and its strategy is to effect the successful commercialisation of these ideas by bringing them to market in a timely and customer-focused fashion.

The first technology business to be spun out from Oxford University over fifty years ago, Oxford Instruments is now a global company with over 1900 staff worldwide and is listed on the FTSE250 index of the London Stock Exchange (OXIG). Its objective is to be the leading provider of new generation tools and systems for the research and industrial sectors.

This involves the combination of core technologies in areas such as low temperature, high magnetic field and ultra-high vacuum environments, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, X-ray, electron and optical based metrology, and advanced growth, deposition and etching.

Oxford Instruments aims to pursue responsible development and deeper understanding of our world through science and technology. Its products, expertise, and ideas address global issues such as energy, environment, security and health.