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Excitons and radiation damage in alkali halides

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Atomic Physics Methods in Modern Research

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In alkali halides the excitons are responsible for any energy conversion processes by optical excitation in the fundamental absorption band or by irradiation with charged particles or X-rays with various excitation energy densities. Exciton processes determinate also both luminescence and defect creation under heavy ion irradiation with an extremely high excitation energy density of 103 eV/Å. The heavy ion track in LiF crystals consist of lithium atom aggregates in the central part (with a radius of r lat ≤20 Å) and single color centers in the extended lateral track region.

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Schwartz, K. (1997). Excitons and radiation damage in alkali halides. In: Jungmann, K.P., Kowalski, J., Reinhard, I., Träger, F. (eds) Atomic Physics Methods in Modern Research. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 499. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0104335

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