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  1. A continuous wave, homodyne, low frequency electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer is described which can accommodate 15 cm diameter objects. The spectrometer can utilize small volume and surface coil probes operating between 100 and 500 MHz. The magnetic field can be scanned between 0 and 35 mT and is thus suitable for g < 2 spins and wide absorption lines. The spectrometer can record conventional field swept, field cycled, and spatially resolved spectra. Details of the instrument design and representative spectra from six different samples are presented. This design has applications to study objects with cultural heritage significance. 
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  2. Many samples cannot be studied by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy because they are too large to fit into the spectrometer and too precious to be destructively sampled for study. An EPR mobile universal surface explorer (MOUSE), also known as a unilateral EPR spectrometer, was constructed for studying this class of sample. The EPR MOUSE can nondestructively record a low frequency EPR (LFEPR) spectrum of a small region of any size object by placing the MOUSE against the object. The capabilities of the EPR MOUSE are demonstrated on paramagnetic paint pigments on canvas, magnetic ink on paper, and a ceramic candlestick. The mobile nature of the MOUSE will allow the spectrometer to be brought to the sample, thus opening new applications of EPR spectroscopy. 
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