Optical absorption and thermoluminescence of barytes single crystals irradiated with ?-rays

Autor: K.V.K. Rao, A. V. Krishna Rao, R. K. Chaudhury
Rok vydání: 1984
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Science. 19:1666-1671
ISSN: 1573-4803
0022-2461
DOI: 10.1007/bf00563064
Popis: The optical absorption in the wavelength region 200 to 800 nm of barytes single crystals before and after γ-ray irradiation for different times has been measured. The thermoluminescence (TL) of the irradiated crystals has also been studied. γ-ray irradiation produces absorption bands at 590 and 370 nm possibly due to Ba+ and (SO4)− centres, respectively. Partial thermal bleaching experiments carried out on these absorption bands show that the absorption in both bands gradually decreases up to 200° C beyond which it falls rapidly. The γ-ray irradiated barytes exhibits TL peaks at 90, 180 and 208° C. An attempt is made to understand the results.
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