Radiation Hardness of Nd:GdVO4 Laser Crystal under γ-Ray Irradiation.

Autor: Ashurov, M. Kh., Zavartsev, Yu. D., Zagumennyi, A. I., Ismoilov, Sh. Kh., Kalachev, Yu. L., Kutovoi, S. A., Mikhailov, V. A., Nuritdinov, I., Shcherbakov, I. A.
Zdroj: Physics of Wave Phenomena; Oct2019, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p271-274, 4p
Abstrakt: The radiation hardness of neodymium-doped gadolinium vanadate crystal (Nd:GdVO4) has been investigated. Crystal with sizes of 4×4×8 mm doped to a level of 0.5% Nd3+ and (for comparison) undoped GdVO4 crystal were γ-irradiated by a 60Co source to an absorbed dose of about 106 to 107 rad. The photoinduced absorption spectra of the crystals have been studied. Intense lasing with a differential efficiency up to about 25% was obtained in an irradiated Nd:GdVO4 crystal. It is shown that irradiation of a crystal up to a dose of 107 rad does not reduce significantly its laser efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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