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The Effect of Impurities On The Radiation Damage of Barium Fluoride Crystal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Shaoxia Ren ,
Gang Chen ,
Fengyin Zhang  and
Yanning Zheng
Shaoxia Ren
Affiliation:
Beijing Glass Research Institute, Chong Wen Men Wai, Beijing 100062, China
Gang Chen
Affiliation:
Beijing Glass Research Institute, Chong Wen Men Wai, Beijing 100062, China
Fengyin Zhang
Affiliation:
Beijing Glass Research Institute, Chong Wen Men Wai, Beijing 100062, China
Yanning Zheng
Affiliation:
Beijing Glass Research Institute, Chong Wen Men Wai, Beijing 100062, China
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Abstract

Different impurities influence the radiation damage of barium fluoride (BaF2 )crystal in different ways. Stable metal elements, such as alkali elements and alkali earth elements, have no effect on the radiation resistance. Most transtion metal elements areharmful to the radiation resistance. There are three kinds of effects of rare earth elements. Stable trivalence elements, such as Y, La and Lu, have no effect on the radiation resistance, while the elements which changes its valence from +3 to +4 under irradiation, such as Ce and Pr, are harmful. The elements which changes its valence from +3 to +2 underirradiation, such as Sm,Eu,Dy and Yb, are useful in eliminating color centers in visible range. Oxygen and hydroxyl ions which were introduced into the crystal from the raw material of BaF2 or a low vacuum during crystal growing are very harmful to the radiation resistance. The formation of “Complex Color Centers” is considered as the cause of the radiation damage of BaF2 crystal in this paper.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 348 , 1994 , 435
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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