We report three new paramagnetic centers found in high-pressure synthetic d
iamond with high nitrogen and nickel content and annealed at 1600 degrees C
. Analysis of the spectra has shown that two of the centers, labeled AB1 an
d AB2, are related to systems with effective spin S=1/2 and the other is re
lated to a system with spin S=1 (AB5). All these centers have trigonal symm
etry. The possible relation of these centers with nicker is discussed. (C)
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