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Evolution of hardness and transmittance in irradiated LiF single crystals at elevated temperatures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Hung-Ye Lin ,
Yu-Zen Tsai  and
Sanboh Lee
Hung-Ye Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
Yu-Zen Tsai
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
Sanboh Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Abstract

The evolution of hardness and transmittance of irradiated LiF single crystals at elevated temperatures has been investigated. The Vickers hardness is proportional to φ1/3 where φ is the dosage of γ-rays. The thermal annealing of hardness which is analyzed according to a first-order kinetic process has one stage for φ = 100 KGy and two stages for φ ≥ 250 KGy. For a given dosage, the activation energy of stage I is larger than that of stage II. The transmittance of irradiated LiF crystals is attributed to F, M, R1, and R2 centers. The transmittance decreases with increasing time at the brief durations, then oscillates, and finally increases monotonically. The region in which the transmittance increases monotonically with time is simulated by a second-order kinetic process of the color center. The activation energy of optical absorption was determined. Comparing both activation energies of hardness and optical absorption, we find that the mechanism of the kinetic process for hardness differs from that for optical absorption.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 7 , Issue 10 , October 1992 , pp. 2833 - 2839
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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