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Pulsed cathodoluminescence of F 2 centers in undoped and doped LiF crystals

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This work examines the generation of F 2 centers in LiF, LiF〈O,OH〉, and LiF:U〈O,OH〉 crystals by electron pulses at 300 K. We discuss nanosecond and microsecond mechanisms for the excitation of pulsed cathodoluminescence of F 2 centers in the crystals.

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  1. Tomsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, pl. Solyanaya 2, Tomsk, 630003, Russia

    L. A. Lisitsyna

  2. Tomsk National Research Polytechnic University, pr. Lenina 30, Tomsk, 634050, Russia

    V. I. Korepanov & A. E. Eliseev

  3. L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, ul. Munaitpasova 5, Astana, 010008, Kazakhstan

    A. K. Dauletbekova & A. A. Abdrakhmetova

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Original Russian Text © L.A. Lisitsyna, V.I. Korepanov, A.E. Eliseev, A.K. Dauletbekova, A.A. Abdrakhmetova, 2011, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2011, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 600–604.

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Lisitsyna, L.A., Korepanov, V.I., Eliseev, A.E. et al. Pulsed cathodoluminescence of F 2 centers in undoped and doped LiF crystals. Inorg Mater 47, 531–534 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168511050153

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