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The results of an investigation of thermoluminescence (TL) in nominally pure MgAl2O4spinel single crystals in the temperature range between 80–670 K are presented. For a heating rate of 0.21 K/s, TL spectra exhibit glow peaks in three distinct temperature ranges: 100–160, 270–370 and 470–670 K. The most prominent peaks are at 115, 140, 305, 335, 525, 570 and 605 K. The locations of the temperature maxima, as well as the intensity of the peaks, vary depending on the treatment of the crystals, the type of irradiation and the temperature of irradiation. Measurements of the glow peaks at different emission wavelengths and the use of partial bleaching and isothermal decay techniques for TL, allowed us to propose mechanisms for charge carrier rearrangement at lattice defects and impurity ions, during irradiation and subsequent heating. |
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