Luminescence of short-lived color centers induced in LiF crystals by a pulsed microwave discharge
- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in JETP Letters
- Vol. 66 (3), 170-174
- https://doi.org/10.1134/1.567497
Abstract
A new phenomenon — intense luminescence of noncolored lithium fluoride (LiF) crystals excited by an electrodeless pulsed microwave discharge at the prebreakdown stage of development — is observed. This luminescence consists of the luminescence of short-lived aggregate F2 and F 3 + color centers at room temperature. It is shown that the density of short-lived color centers induced in the surface layer of LiF crystals by a microsecond microwave discharge reaches values of ∼1019−1020 cm−3.Keywords
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