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Relationship between the Optical Damage Resistance and Radiation Hardness and the Influence of Threshold Effects on the Radiation Hardness of ZnO-Doped LiNbO3 Crystals

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The radiation hardness and optical characteristics of beta-and gamma-irradiated LiNbO3〈ZnO〉 crystals have been studied in a wide range of doping levels: ~0.04–5.9 mol % ZnO. The optical absorption (transmission) of the beta-and gamma-irradiated LiNbO3〈ZnO〉 crystals has been evaluated as a function of the type and dose of radiation and dopant concentration. The optical damage resistance and radiation hardness of the crystals have been shown to be interrelated and depend on threshold effects in the LiNbO3〈ZnO〉 crystals.

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  1. Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Mineral Raw Materials, Kola Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok 26a, Apatity, Murmansk oblast, 184209, Russia

    M. N. Palatnikov, N. V. Sidorov & O. V. Makarova

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    S. L. Panasyuk, E. R. Kurkamgulova & I. V. Yudin

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Original Russian Text © M.N. Palatnikov, N.V. Sidorov, O.V. Makarova, S.L. Panasyuk, E.R. Kurkamgulova, I.V. Yudin, 2018, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2018, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 59–65.

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Palatnikov, M.N., Sidorov, N.V., Makarova, O.V. et al. Relationship between the Optical Damage Resistance and Radiation Hardness and the Influence of Threshold Effects on the Radiation Hardness of ZnO-Doped LiNbO3 Crystals. Inorg Mater 54, 55–59 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168518010120

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