Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1681386 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 2010 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Single LiF crystals were irradiated with Xe (195 MeV), Kr (117 MeV), and N (18 MeV) ions. Using absorption spectroscopy, color center creation was analyzed as a function of the ion energy loss, fluence, and flux. The concentration of single F centers and F2 centers versus fluence and flux exhibits a nonlinear evolution with saturation at higher fluences. For LiF irradiated with N ions at high fluence, the concentration of F centers is proportional to the cube root of the flux indicating the strong interaction of primary hole centers. Macroscopic hillocks were observed in all irradiated LiF crystals by atomic force microscopy.

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