Paramagnetic Resonance and Thermoluminescence of the PbWO<sub>4</sub>/PbMoO<sub>4</sub> Mixed Crystal System

A. Hofstaetter, R. Oeder, A. Scharmann, D. Schwabe, B. Vitt

physica status solidi (b) · 1978 · 63 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

Abstract After X‐ray excitation of PbWO 4 /PbMoO 4 mixed single crystals at liquid nitrogen temperature two types of MoO ‐electron centres are observed by means of EPR. For low molybdenum concentration axial S 4 ‐symmetry centres are present, whereas in the case of crystals with high molybdenum content the centres undergo a small non‐axial symmetry distortion. The thermal decay of the MoO ‐centres, which contributes to the thermoluminescence emission of the crystals, is discussed with respect to its concentration dependence.

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